DeAnna Smith, LMFT

Pennsylvania · 20 years in practice

DeAnna Smith is a licensed marriage and family therapist who leans on Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people find clearer ways to connect and cope.

License and registration

LMFT, Pennsylvania: MF001322 · expires February 2027
NPI: 1063931814 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 20
Languages: English

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About DeAnna

DeAnna Smith is a licensed marriage and family therapist who leans on Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people find clearer ways to connect and cope. She brings a calm, straightforward style and two decades of experience to sessions. She welcomes questions and aims to create a space where people can talk honestly about what’s hard right now.

DeAnna meets people where they are and focuses on what matters most to them.

Background and approach

She uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to look at emotional patterns and the needs behind them. She also draws on client-centered techniques to keep the work grounded in each person’s values and on cognitive behavioral ideas to address unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Her practice includes concerns about relationships, family life, parenting stress, self-esteem, anxiety, and coping with life changes.

She also supports people navigating infidelity, living with HIV or AIDS, multicultural issues, and the work of building self-love. Sessions are practical and goal-focused, with time for reflection and skill building. DeAnna has worked in mental health for 20 years in Pennsylvania.

She holds the credential LMFT, which stands for licensed marriage and family therapist. She offers sessions in English and does not take international clients. People meet with her by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging.

The practice uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To begin, a person completes a short matching questionnaire and schedules according to therapist availability.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything DeAnna lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Self esteem
Stress, Anxiety
Parenting issues
Coping with life changes
HIV / AIDS
Infidelity
Multicultural concerns
Self-love

Approaches DeAnna names

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Online support

How Emotion-Focused and Practical Techniques Work Online

Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people identify and change emotional patterns that get in the way of connection. It looks at feelings and the needs behind them so partners or individuals can respond differently and feel understood. Client-centered therapy emphasizes the person’s own values and choices and creates space for honest conversation and self-direction. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on noticing thoughts that lead to difficult feelings and trying different behaviors to get better results.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. Together the client and therapist decide whether to lean more into emotions, skills training, or a blend of methods as therapy progresses.

Online sessions make this collaborative work easier to fit into busy lives. Video calls let people use visual cues and longer conversation. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging allow brief check-ins, quick problem solving, and ongoing support between longer sessions. These options give flexibility while keeping the focus on the same therapeutic approaches and goals discussed above.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of concerns does DeAnna address?

She works with relationship issues, family and parenting stress, self-esteem, anxiety, coping with life changes, and related concerns such as infidelity and HIV or AIDS.

What is her general therapy style?

Her style is warm and straightforward. She uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside client-centered and cognitive behavioral methods to help people understand feelings and change unhelpful patterns.

How much experience does she have?

She has 20 years of experience in mental health counseling and has worked with many people facing different life challenges.

What credentials and location are listed?

She holds the credential LMFT, which means licensed marriage and family therapist, and practices in Pennsylvania.

Which languages are offered and can international clients join?

Sessions are offered in English. She is not currently accepting international clients.

What session formats are available?

People can meet by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on what works best for them.

How is cost handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.

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