Dean Williams, LPC, LMFT

Therapist in Oregon

Dean Williams is a licensed therapist who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, and life transitions.

Licensed inCalifornia, Oregon
License98553, C4007, T1295
NPI 1922331891
Experience11+ years
LanguagesEnglish

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About Dean

Dean Williams is a licensed therapist who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, and life transitions. He works with individuals who want clearer direction in relationships, career, parenting, and personal growth. Dean keeps sessions practical and straightforward so people can use what they learn right away.

He blends several methods to meet each person where they are. That can mean changing unhelpful thoughts, exploring feelings tied to attachment and intimacy, or practicing new behaviors.

Background and approach

Dean also emphasizes building on a person’s strengths and teaching skills for managing impulses and difficult emotions. Dean offers both therapy and career counseling. In career work he helps people sort through decisions, build motivation, and create a realistic plan that fits their values and life situation.

He pays attention to how family influences, values, and expectations affect career choices. He holds the Licensed Professional Counselor credential, LPC, and is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT, and has practiced for 11 years. Dean works from Oregon and offers session formats that suit different schedules and needs.

Clients can expect straightforward conversations, goal-focused skill building, and attention to attachment patterns that influence relationships. He uses practical tools from approaches like Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people manage symptoms and pursue meaningful changes.

Sessions are aimed at producing skills people can use between meetings, whether the focus is relationship concerns, managing mood, or planning a career shift.

Credentials

LMFT (California): License 98553 · expires January 2027
LPC (Oregon): License C4007 · expires January 2027
LMFT (Oregon): License T1295 · expires January 2027
NPI: 1922331891 · national provider identifier

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Focus areas and approaches

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Approaches Dean names

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Online support

How attachment work and practical therapies translate online

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early connection patterns shape current relationships and emotional responses; online sessions let clients talk through those patterns and practice new ways of relating. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) teaches mindfulness and values-based action to help with anxiety, depression, and life transitions by learning to notice thoughts and commit to meaningful steps. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) identifies unhelpful thinking and tests new behaviors to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to goals, try techniques, and adjust methods based on what helps most. Clients and the therapist work together to decide whether attachment-focused work, ACT skills, CBT exercises, or a mix feels most useful for their situation.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper conversations and skills practice, phone works well when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins, and chat or text allows ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, parenting, or busy schedules while keeping a consistent course of care.

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Frequently asked

What concerns does this therapist address?

He works with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting and career concerns, addictions, sleeping problems, self-esteem, and related struggles.

What is his style and therapeutic approach?

He uses a mix of approaches including Attachment-Based Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and elements of the Gottman Method to fit each person.

How much experience does he have?

He has 11 years of clinical experience helping people with mood, grief, anxiety, relationship issues, and career planning.

What credentials and region should I know about?

He holds LPC and LMFT credentials and practices from Oregon.

Which languages are offered and are international clients accepted?

Sessions are offered in English and he is not accepting international clients.

What session formats are available?

He provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.

How much does therapy cost?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with him?

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