Deanna Pacelli

Deanna Pacelli

LCSW, CSPT, RYT
Psychotherapist

I believe a person’s identity, values and beliefs guide their path of healing. Therapy can be a way of liberating ourselves from limiting ideas, societal messages, oppression and isolation. I see you as the expert in your experience and collaborate with you to develop a space to learn and grow. My therapeutic approach is both systemic and person-centered with a focus on inherent strengths and resilience. 

Trust is essential to building relationships and community. I think of the therapeutic relationship as a place to explore and grow. I work on my own bias, privilege, blind spots and ego through supervision, consultation and relationships in my own life that challenge me and hold me accountable. I aim to show up for my participants with curiosity, humility and my therapeutic experience.

Key beliefs:

  • Community and connection heals. 

  • Therapy is a form of social justice.

More about me:

Deanna’s peace comes from walking her dog, cooking, singing, connecting with community and political activism.

Types of Therapy Provided:

  • Couples & Committed Relationships

  • Adolescents and Family

  • Individuals

insurances accepted

Aetna PPO
Aetna Medicare Advantage
BCBS PPO
BCBS Choice PPO
BCBS HMO (Only Site 475 and 489)
Humana
Medicare
United Healthcare/Optum

Specialties: 

  • LGBTQ+ Identities

  • Transgender and Gender-Expansive Identities

  • Complex Trauma & PTSD

  • Racial and Systemic Oppression

  • Repairing Trust in Relationships

  • Abuse and Shame

  • Self-harming behaviors and Suicidal Ideation

  • Anxiety

  • Depression

Practice approaches: 

  • Trauma-Informed (Racial, Systemic, Interpersonal, Collective)

  • Harm Reduction

  • EFT

  • IFS

  • DBT

  • ACT

  • Relational Attachment

  • Motivational Interviewing

  • Gottman

  • Polyvagal