Aleta (Deonne) O'Quinn, LPC - Therapist in Georgia

Practical coping skills
Warm, listening approach
Focus on resilience

About Aleta

Aleta (Deonne) O'Quinn is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Georgia who has practiced for 12 years. She focuses on helping people through hard life changes and intense emotions. Her work often centers on depression, anxiety, grief, and low self-esteem. She writes plainly and listens closely so people feel heard.

Her sessions aim to help clients strengthen self-compassion and communication. She offers space to talk through trauma, relationship struggles, workplace stress, and the isolation that can follow major life events. Adoption and foster care concerns are listed among her additional focus areas. She does not promise instant fixes, but she helps clients build steady coping skills.

Aleta uses practical, evidence-based methods to guide the work. She draws from client-centered approaches that prioritize the person’s goals. She also uses cognitive techniques to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and skills from dialectical behavior strategies to manage intense emotions.

She emphasizes small, achievable steps and practices people can use between sessions. The goal is clearer communication, better stress management, and a more grounded sense of self. Many people come for help with career strain, caregiving stress, chronic illness, or attachment and abandonment concerns.

If you want a straightforward, empathetic clinician who focuses on real-life change, Aleta combines listening with practical tools. She works to tailor each plan to the person and their daily life.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Aleta draws on client-centered work that focuses on the person's goals and lived experience. This approach means sessions begin by asking what matters most to the client and shaping the work around those priorities. It is useful for people who want a supportive, nonjudgmental space to talk.

She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to identify and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. CBT offers concrete exercises and homework to practice between sessions, which many people find helpful for anxiety and depression. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills are used when strong emotions need more practical management; those skills teach distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and clearer communication.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to pick or blend methods that fit their goals, pace, and everyday life. Clients and the clinician check in regularly to see what is helping and what needs to change.

The biography does not list specific online formats, so confirm current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, or allow shorter check-ins when needed. Many people appreciate being able to use tools and homework digitally between sessions, which helps transfer new skills into daily routines.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, Anxiety Grief Self esteem Depression Coping with life changes

Also works with

AddictionsRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

Abandonment Adoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issues Blended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgiveness Guilt and shameInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesPanic disorder and panic attacksPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness TherapyNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

12+ years

Credentials

Georgia

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What types of issues does she support?

She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, self-esteem struggles, trauma and relationship or intimacy concerns, among other challenges.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her style is compassionate and person-focused. Sessions center on listening, building skills, and practical steps people can use between meetings.

What experience does she bring to therapy?

She has 12 years of clinical experience working with adults on emotional challenges and life transitions.

What credentials and location are listed?

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Georgia.

Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?

Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are available?

The original biography does not specify session formats. Please confirm current session options before scheduling.

How is cost handled for sessions?

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

What steps should I take to begin working together?

Choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.

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