My name is Deems and I'm an LCSW. I am heavily CBT and DBT based but as with most therapists, I draw from a lot of places depending on the situation. I am casual, chatty, eclectic in both my work and my personal interests, and am big on transparency and accountability. Queer and Poly friendly. Big nerd. Dad. I like art, the gym, reading, and going overboard on a new hobby every 6 months.

What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?

The first session is a get-to-know-you meeting for both of us. We're mostly seeing if you're comfortable talking to me. I will blah-blah for about ten minutes reading you the boilerplate script of things I should and am required to say, legal and policy advisements and the like. The rest, we'll talk with a focus on getting to know each other. I need to know where we're starting, and you need to know whether we're a fit and you want to come back, because whether we get along is a big factor in how well everything works.

Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.

I am relaxed, flexible, ethical, and hard to shock. I don't have any problems changing approaches or focus when the situation calls for it. I am a person people can relax around: You can be yourself, you can swear, you can be a regular person. I am also the person in my house who eats all the end pieces of the loaf of bread.

About Deems Morrione