Dean Williams, LPC, LMFT

Dean Williams brings a pragmatic, individualized approach to therapy and career counseling. He tailors methods to what works best for each person, often combining ways to shift thoughts, access feelings, and change behaviors while also helping clients identify and develop their strengths. He offers both therapy and career counseling, supporting people through emotional struggles and practical life decisions.

With broad experience helping clients find relief from depression, grief, anxiety, and stress, he helps people resolve conflicts and establish healthy boundaries in relationships at home and at work. Dean emphasizes teaching Acceptance and Commitment Therapy skills that build mindfulness, improve coping strategies, and strengthen impulse control. Those skills are presented in ways clients can use in everyday life to manage difficult moments and move toward values-based goals.

He is licensed as a therapist - LMFT, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - in Oregon and California, and as a counselor - LPC, a Licensed Professional Counselor - in Oregon. His career counseling work guides clients to identify and work through what is holding them back from creating a more engaging and meaningful career path, addressing decisions, motivation, family influences, and strengths development.

Evidence-Based Approaches for Online Care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and then take actions that align with their values. It supports issues like anxiety, stress, and difficulty managing impulses by teaching mindfulness and practical coping skills.

Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early relationships shape expectations and patterns in current relationships. It can help with intimacy concerns, codependency, communication problems, and other relationship patterns by increasing awareness and building healthier connection habits.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Dean works collaboratively with each person to identify which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, and adapts techniques over time so therapy remains relevant and effective.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet - video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging - making it easier to fit sessions into a busy life. These options increase accessibility and allow ongoing support from licensed professionals in formats that can suit different comfort levels and schedules.