Deonia Young, LICSW, LCSW, CSW

Deonia Young is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with additional CSW credentials. She brings six years of clinical experience to her practice and focuses on relationship concerns alongside stress, anxiety, grief, trauma, and parenting struggles. She aims to create a calm, nonjudgmental space where people can talk through hard moments and start to make small, manageable changes.

Her approach blends practical strategies with attention to relational patterns. She uses methods from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts, build emotion regulation skills, and set realistic goals. Attachment-based ideas also inform how she looks at patterns that repeat across relationships.

Deonia helps people navigate family-of-origin issues, abandonment and adoption concerns, caregiver stress, and communication problems. She also works with issues such as body image, anger, impulsivity, and life transitions like midlife challenges and aging-related stress. Sessions focus on what the person wants to change and on practical steps to get there.

Those who prefer a faith-informed perspective can mention their beliefs and values in sessions. Deonia values collaboration and offers straightforward feedback paired with supportive coaching. She encourages people to take gradual steps and to notice early signs of progress.

Her practice is based in Georgia and sessions are conducted in English. Prospective clients should confirm current session options before booking to make sure the format fits their needs.

How these approaches translate to online work

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early bonds affect current relationships and helps people notice and change repeating patterns in how they connect with others. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with practical experiments and behavior changes to reduce anxiety and depression. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers concrete skills for managing strong emotions and improving relationships through techniques like distress tolerance and emotion regulation.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to pick methods that fit their goals, preferences, and day-to-day situation. That decision is revisited as progress is made so the plan can be adapted when needed.

The original profile does not list specific session formats, so confirm available options before scheduling. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time so people can use a break at work or a quieter moment at home. Licensed professionals can use these methods effectively in remote conversations while focusing on practical tools and relationship patterns that matter in daily life.