- Stress and anxiety
- Social anxiety
- Self esteem
About Deanna
Deanna Butera is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 10 years of professional experience in New York. She helps people who are facing stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, motivation and self-esteem difficulties. Her work includes support for issues such as mood disorders, panic attacks, and social anxiety and phobia.
Deanna focuses on practical talk and clear strategies in sessions. She aims to make discussions straightforward so people can name what feels hard and try small steps to manage it. Sessions often include checking current worries, identifying manageable goals, and planning simple actions to try between meetings.
Her background in clinical social work means she has worked in a range of settings over the past decade. That experience informs how she helps people when anxiety or past events make everyday tasks feel overwhelming. Deanna pays attention to how symptoms affect daily routines and relationships and uses that to shape session work.
She also addresses self-image and control issues, including body image and struggles with self-love and forgiveness. For people who experience panic attacks, she focuses on skills to recognize triggers and reduce the intensity of episodes. For social anxiety and phobia, she helps clients break down feared situations into small, doable steps.
If someone wants to begin, the usual next step is to use the site matching process and schedule a first session. Sessions are conducted in English and operate on a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How evidence-based approaches guide online sessions
Many clinicians draw on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on changing thought patterns and on practicing new behaviors. Cognitive-oriented approaches help people identify unhelpful thoughts and test them with small behavioral experiments, which can reduce anxiety in social situations over time.Behavioral strategies such as gradual exposure involve breaking feared situations into tiny steps and practicing them repeatedly until they feel more manageable. These techniques are often used for panic symptoms and social anxiety to reduce avoidance and build confidence in real situations.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which techniques to try first, based on current difficulties, goals, and preferences. That plan can shift as progress is observed or as priorities change.
Confirm the available session formats before booking, since the biography does not list them. Online options can make scheduling easier and help sessions fit into a busy day, such as allowing a shorter check-in during a lunch break or saving travel time when juggling work and appointments. Licensed professionals can adapt techniques used in person for remote sessions, and the practical focus remains on clear goals and doable steps between meetings.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
10+ years
Listed in
New York
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, ADHD and related areas such as body image, panic attacks, and social anxiety and phobia.
What is her general approach in sessions?
Sessions focus on plain talk and practical steps: naming current problems, setting small goals, and trying manageable actions between meetings.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 10 years of professional work experience in clinical social work.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in New York and practices from that state.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people from other countries work with her?
She is not accepting international clients at this time.
How are sessions scheduled and how does cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to try a session?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.