Deonia Young, LICSW, LCSW, CSW

Deonia Young is a licensed clinical social worker based in Georgia with six years of clinical experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting challenges, relationship and family concerns, anger, low self-esteem, depression, and ADHD, as well as related issues such as abandonment, adoption and foster care, aging and geriatric issues, attachment difficulties, body image, caregiver stress, communication and family of origin problems, guilt and shame, impulsivity, isolation, questions of life purpose, and midlife transitions.

She holds the credentials LICSW, LCSW, and CSW, which denote professional licensure in clinical social work and advanced clinical practice. Deonia uses a warm, collaborative style that combines elements from Attachment-Based Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused Therapy to tailor care to each person’s needs.

In sessions she aims to create an open environment where thoughts and feelings can be explored without judgment, helping clients identify practical strategies and build skills to cope with current challenges and pursue their treatment goals. Her approach emphasizes flexibility and partnership, supporting clients as they take steps toward personal growth and improved functioning.

Deonia provides services in English and draws on her clinical training to address both immediate concerns and longer-term patterns that affect wellbeing.