- Focus on relationships
- Confidence building
- Faith-informed support
About Deshel
Deshel Valley is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Mississippi with 30 years of experience. She focuses on relationship concerns and self-esteem, and helps people build confidence and motivation. She also supports clients who consider their Christian faith central to their values. Deshel emphasizes practical steps and a straightforward, compassionate approach to beginning therapy.
She treats relationship struggles such as communication problems, infidelity, divorce and separation, and blended family issues. She helps people manage guilt, shame, and mood concerns, and works with those who feel isolated or disconnected. Workplace issues and questions about life purpose and self-love are also common topics in her work.
Deshel sees each person as the expert on their own life and looks for strengths to build on. Sessions focus on clarifying goals, addressing unhelpful patterns, and practicing concrete skills for daily life. She encourages small, achievable changes that add up over time.
Her background spans three decades in counseling practice in Mississippi. That time includes working with adults on confidence, forgiveness, control issues, and women’s concerns tied to identity and roles. She invites clients to take the first step and recognizes how much courage it can take to begin.
To start, visitors are asked to use the platform's Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist’s availability. Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
Clear approaches that translate well to online care
Deshel uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change and skill building. One common approach emphasizes identifying specific patterns in relationships and practicing new communication habits, which helps when conflict, infidelity, or blended family dynamics create stress. Another approach focuses on strengthening self-esteem through goal setting, behavioral experiments, and steady confidence-building exercises to address shame, guilt, and motivation struggles.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to match techniques to their goals, needs, and personal values, including faith-informed perspectives when that matters to the client. Sessions typically start by clarifying what a person wants to change and then testing small steps to see what helps.
Confirm the current session options before booking. When available, online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, cut travel time, and allow check-ins during shorter breaks. They can also let someone focus on skills practice at home or after work. Ask about which session formats are offered so arrangements can match the client's schedule and comfort.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
30+ years
Credentials
Mississippi
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with relationship issues and self-esteem concerns and also helps with blended family issues, communication problems, infidelity, and workplace issues.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her approach is practical and strengths-based, focusing on clear goals, everyday skills, and steady progress through small changes.
What experience does she bring to sessions?
She has 30 years of professional counseling experience working with adults on confidence, mood concerns, forgiveness, and life purpose.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She holds a Master of Science and is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Mississippi.
Which languages are supported for therapy?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are involved to begin therapy?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.