Deanna James on religious trauma, racial injustice and the way embodiment may provide an access point for deconstruction and wisdom.

Deanna James is a Licensed Professional Counselor, a Certified Eating Disorder Specialist and a Registered Dance and Movement Therapist. She has worked with clients with Eating Disorders, Trauma, Mood disorders and life adjustment issues for over 15 years, incorporating the creative arts therapies, internal family systems therapy and cognitive behavioral therapies in a holistic approach to healing. Deanna obtained her Master of Arts in Dance Movement Therapy and Counseling from Columbia College Chicago and has completed level I training in the Internal Family Systems model of therapy.  She combines evidence-based approaches with creative interventions, specializing in the treatment of eating disorders, attachment and trauma-based disorders, religious trauma, body image issues and general life adjustment issues. She is a member of the International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals as well as the American Dance Movement Therapy Association. She serves on the board for the Oklahoma Eating Disorders Association. Deanna has a passion for working with clients with eating disorders and trauma and helping them find hope and healing.