Deanna Hatcher, LPC

Deanna Hatcher is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 16 years of experience based in Alabama. She focuses on helping people who feel stressed, overwhelmed, stuck, or fearful. Her work often addresses anxiety, depression, relationship strain, parenting concerns, and self-esteem struggles.

Deanna uses direct, practical tools to help people make changes they can notice. She draws from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused Therapy to create short-term goals and concrete steps forward. Sessions tend to focus on what is most urgent and what can be tried between visits.

She also supports people facing chronic pain, illness, or disability and those dealing with addiction, financial stress, or midlife transitions. Communication problems, fatherhood issues, and multicultural concerns are also among areas she addresses. Deanna listens for patterns that keep people stuck and helps name small experiments to try instead.

Her style is encouraging and goal-directed. She asks clear questions and helps people sort through guilt, shame, and past hurts so they can move toward purpose and self-love. Practical problem solving and steady encouragement are common parts of her sessions.

People who prefer focused, goal-oriented work may find her approach fits well. If you want to shift away from fear and toward living your goals, she helps lay out small steps and keeps the work grounded in everyday life.

How these approaches guide online work

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors to shift mood and stress. It is often used for anxiety, panic, and depression and centers on clear steps and skills people can practice between sessions.

Motivational Interviewing focuses on building a person’s own reasons for change. It uses careful questions and reflective listening to strengthen motivation around issues like addiction, health behavior, or readiness for new habits.

Solution-Focused Therapy narrows in on what is working and what a reasonable next step could be. It is useful when people want brief, forward-moving plans and concrete goals rather than long-term exploration.

Choosing the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they shape an approach that fits the client’s needs and what they want to accomplish.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the current session options before booking. The practical benefits often include easier scheduling, fitting sessions around work or caregiving, and the ability to continue work from different locations. Some approaches also translate well to short check-ins or focused skill practice that fit into a busy week.