Tracy Deagan LCSW, LPCS

 Violet Crown Counseling

Tracy Deagan LCSW, LPCS

Psychotherapy

Purveyor of Expert Therapy in Austin, Texas

(507)-509-2224

Providing a non judgemental, affirming place for care and growth for 35 years

Welcome! 


I'm Tracy Deagan and I provide Counseling and Psychotherapy through my private practice Violet Crown/ Deagan Psychotherapy. My practice focuses on achieving more balance in clients' lives; within themselves, in their relationships, in their work, and in their community.


All my services are provided from a base philosophy that is non-pathologizing and emphasizes strengths not deficits. You and I then use my skills and experience, and your knowledge about yourself and your situation to find the best paths forward based on your priorities and needs.  Finding out what those are is often our first task along with me clearly explaining how I can assist and help you make choices about the tools and methods we can use.


My tenure (over 35 years,) in this field speaks to my work being a "calling" not just a career. It also allows me to be efficient and effective in handling issues that can be difficult or impossible for less experienced therapists. My skills in Relational, Cognitive, Neurobiological, and Collaborative concepts were specifically chosen to match my interest areas and specialties needed by the folks I serve.


--Tracy Deagan LPC-S, LCSW

Tracy Deagan LCSW, LPCS

Tracy Deagan

LCSW, LPCS

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Phone # (507)-509-2224   violetcrowncounseling@gmail.com    Austin, TX

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Who I Am:

I am Tracy Deagan LPC-S, LCSW

Lived Experience:

I have trained and studied in the areas I specialize in because they are important to me.  They have impacted me because I have lived experience with them through myself or with my family, friends, and community.

My interests have been shaped by a lifelong bone disease that has required multiple surgeries starting at age 7.  Challenges with managing the medical and social trauma that has accompanied my disease have helped me delve deeper into the human experience of being different, being harmed by others, and having to build coping tools and strategies. It has made me aware of the connection between the body and mind that affects all our experiences.

My good fortune in having a 35-year married partnership, a transfeminine birth daughter, and a rich non-traditional extended family has given me a solid foundation in the joys and challenges of familial relationships.  These gifts and every part of my clinical practice have made me the woman I am today.  My work as a therapist is enriched and deepened by every part of my life experience.

My experiences as a Bisexual woman, and my engagement with the Queer and Polyamorous communities, have enhanced my life and work. My 25-year involvement with the Regional Texas Burn community has allowed me to stay intimately involved with local artists, musicians, makers, and community builders.

These experiences, plus many more, have allowed me to grow into a psychotherapist who thinks and feels deeply, yet has enough perspective and control to use those skills effectively.  I am conscious that every client I am privileged to work with teaches me and helps me be more effective personally and professionally.

Areas of Expertise:

Over the past 35 years of practice I have gained expertise in the following areas:


Who I work with:

How I use my knowledge and skills to help:

While I am an LPC and a supervisor of that license, my roots in Social Work make a difference in my point of view and practice. It gave me a solid foundational belief in the need to address the whole person; their community experience, their social views and needs, as well as their physical and resource needs."  

I use a mix of multiple modalities that I have studied in depth over dozens of years to help my clients. These are not limited to, but include:

IFS, Internal Family Systems Therapy. 

IFS therapy assumes that people have multiple parts, or sub-personalities, that can be in conflict with each other. These parts can include vulnerable parts that hold painful emotions, and protective parts that cope with those emotions.

The goal of IFS therapy is to help people heal from past trauma and correct problematic behaviors, thoughts, and beliefs. This can lead to improved relationships with others and increased feelings of calm, confidence, and compassion

CPT, Cognitive Processing Therapy, 

I am a CPT-P, a certified provider of Cognitive Processing Therapy, a treatment for CPTSD that takes between 12 – 30 weekly sessions. This method is a scientifically proven and evidence-based approach that helps trauma survivors decrease their trauma symptoms so that they no longer interfere with their daily lives and relationships. 

This approach also integrates neurobiological knowledge and research to enhance the therapist's and client's understanding of the building blocks of the experience of trauma. This knowledge helps us empathize with ourselves and gain the knowledge, tools, and motivation to change our trauma reactions and our self-beliefs based on our traumatic experiences.

Relational Cultural Therapy

One of the core tenets of RCT is the Central Relational Paradox (CRP). The CRP assumes that we all have a natural drive toward relationships, and in these relationships we long for acceptance. However, we come to believe that there are things about us that are unacceptable or unlovable. Thus, we choose to hide these things; we keep them out of our relationships. In the end, the connections we make with others are not as fulfilling and validating as they otherwise might have been.

Collaborative Couples Therapy

This innovative approach to couples therapy is a non-adversarial therapeutic model that encourages partners to incorporate their conflicts and relational ideals into their relationship. This therapy uses patient-therapist collaboration, supportive therapeutic intervention on behalf of each partner, and challenges each person’s self-negative inner dialogue and patterns to help couples move to a collaborative, connected stance.

New Benefit for Violet Crown Counseling and Psychotherapy clients!

I am excited to announce that I have just partnered with Mentaya.  

Mentaya is a service that streamlines getting reimbursed for your therapy sessions through out-of-network benefits. It offers more privacy and choice

Insurance Use at Violet Crown Counseling:

Mentaya is perfect if you:

    • Have out-of-network benefits and want to see the practitioner that is right for you

    • Feel overwhelmed by superbills and insurance

    • Have submitted superbills but failed to get any reimbursement

    • Simply want to skip the hassle of paperwork!

    Here's how it works:

    1. Sign up for Mentaya: https://mentaya.co/inviteclient/wWuSKhifEqsDqhyNo3ye

    2. Our practice will enter your sessions into the platform.

    3. Mentaya submits the claim and handles any insurance follow-up.

    4. You get reimbursed by insurance!

    Mentaya charges a 5% fee per claim, which includes handling any paperwork required, dealing with denials and calling insurance companies.

    It's risk-free: They guarantee claims are successfully submitted, or a full fee refund.

I am providing this to help more clients get the services they want and need, from the therapist that is right for them yet use the out of network benefits * most insurance allows.

*What are out-of-network benefits? Here's a breakdown:

✨ If your insurance plan offers out-of-network benefits, it means they will cover a portion of the cost when you see a therapist who doesn't have a direct contract with your insurance company.

✨ Unlike in-network providers, who bill your insurance company directly, with out-of-network therapists, you typically pay for the session upfront and then submit a claim to your insurance for reimbursement.

✨ Insurance companies often reimburse a percentage of the therapist's fee, usually after you meet an out-of-network deductible. For example, after you meet a $1,000 deductible, your insurance may reimburse 50-80% of the session cost.

✨ Out-of-network benefits give you the flexibility to choose a therapist based on your needs and preferences, not just those in-network. This offers privacy and choice.

Fees:

My standard fee is $150.00 per hour.

I am not an "in-network" provider for any insurance company. My licensure and experience, however, are accepted by all insurance companies that allow out-of-network providers.  This may lead to reduced fees for you even though I am not a "preferred provider" aka "in-network." Please ask your insurance company if this type of reimbursement is possible. Sliding scale fee arrangements may be possible, please ask.

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