Raina Deer

Raina Deer is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Mississippi with 10 years of experience in counseling and mental health. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, career uncertainty, depression, and major life changes. Her work also includes concerns such as attachment and abandonment, caregiver stress, commitment and communication problems, and issues around infidelity and divorce.

Raina uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide short- and longer-term work. She helps people look at thoughts and behavior patterns that keep them stuck, practices new ways of communicating, and builds steps for coping with overwhelming feelings. Sessions include practical steps and conversation about what is getting in the way of daily functioning and close relationships.

She brings experience from counseling and higher education into sessions. That background shapes how she supports people navigating career shifts, school-related stress, and midlife reassessment. Raina also addresses money and financial stressors that affect wellbeing.

People who want faith-informed counseling can request that perspective in sessions. Raina is described as using trauma-informed practices when past hurts affect current behavior and relationships. She also works with obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviors related to OCD.

Her approach is collaborative and focused on concrete change. New clients are asked to complete a short matching questionnaire before scheduling a first session. Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How evidence-based methods translate to online sessions

Raina lists evidence-based therapeutic techniques as the backbone of her work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts and behaviors interact and teaches practical skills for managing anxiety, depression, and stress. Solution-focused methods emphasize small, achievable steps to move past feeling stuck and clarify short-term goals.

She also uses person-centered and trauma-informed practices to acknowledge past hurts and keep the focus on what the client wants to change now. Choosing the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process. The therapist and client review concerns, goals, and preferences and adjust methods as work progresses.

Details about specific online session formats are not listed here, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a workday, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. Phone-only sessions use less bandwidth and can be a simple option for brief updates, while video sessions allow visual cues that help with communication work. Licensed professionals adapt approach and pacing so sessions fit everyday life rather than adding burden.