Hi, I’m Deanna.
I am a clinical counseling intern who works from a culturally responsive, humanistic, and client-centered approach. My work is deeply informed by nearly 20 years of teaching trauma-informed yoga, with a strong focus on nervous system regulation and cultivating safety, stability, and resilience. When it is clinically appropriate and guided by the client, I may integrate gentle somatic practices such as NSDR (Yoga Nidra), meditation, guided breathwork, somatic experiencing, and therapeutic movement to support embodied awareness and regulation.
I hold a lifelong relationship with spirituality, meaning-making, and purposeful living, which shapes my holistic and existential perspective on healing. My background also includes nervous system coaching, holistic wellness guidance, and many years as a bodyworker, allowing me to support clients through a compassionate, whole-person lens.
I am especially drawn to working with diverse populations and supporting individuals navigating burnout, dysregulation, body-image, identity development, and life transitions. My work is grounded in connection—to self, to community, and to nature—and in restoring a felt sense of safety in the body. Above all, I strive to offer a warm, ethical, and steady presence where clients feel seen, supported, and empowered in their healing process.
Deanna is a current masters-level student intern under the supervision of Justin Little, LMFT.
Deanna currently sees clients online throughout Oregon and in person in Sisters, OR.
Deanna Kay
Clinical Mental Health Counseling Student Intern, Qualified Mental Health Professional
Approach:
Individual Therapy is when a therapist helps one singular person through different areas of concern. Typically to address personal, professional, emotional, and psychological concerns.
Couples Therapy is when all partners in a committed relationship are treated at the same time by the same therapist. Typically to improve communication and build a stronger bond.
Children, Teens, Individual, + Couples Therapy
Areas of Specialty:
Anxiety is the mind and body's threat-response system misfiring in the absence of actual danger — producing fear, worry, and physical symptoms that are meant to protect us but instead interfere with daily functioning.
Burnout is chronic exhaustion from prolonged stress or overextension that depletes energy, motivation, and meaning — leaving a person feeling empty, disconnected, and unable to function at the level they once could.
The mind/body relationship recognizes that emotions, stress, and trauma live in the body as much as the mind — and that lasting healing often requires attending to both together rather than separately.