Davelle Cheng, PhD
Davelle Cheng, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Supervised by: Chrissy Ammons, PhD
Pronouns: they/them
Hello! I’m Davelle Cheng (they/them), and I’m a Postdoctoral Fellow here at Deep Eddy Psychotherapy. Thank you for taking the time to visit my page. I hope this bio gives you a feel for what I’m like to see whether we’d be a good fit!
My Therapeutic Style
While my work is grounded in psychodynamic theory, I use a flexible approach that we build together to best fit your needs. This approach includes interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT), cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and emotion-focused therapy (EFT). I view the relationship I have with my clients as the foundation of our work together, and I aim to create a comfortable, safe, affirming, and appropriately challenging space. I am a genuine, compassionate, and supportive therapist, and I feel continually honored and moved by the trust that my clients put in me. I like to regularly ask my clients for feedback about what’s working well and what’s not to make sure they’re getting what they want out of therapy.
I work with adolescents, young adults, and adults. As a generalist, I have experience seeing a wide variety of concerns. I specialize in interpersonal and complex trauma recovery, perfectionism, relational issues, social anxiety, generalized anxiety, ADHD, depression, and adjustment difficulties. I also have an interest in working with students and practitioners from professional fields (e.g., law, medicine, physical therapy). I enjoy working with people from diverse backgrounds and welcome the identities held by my clients without making assumptions.
I additionally specialize in psychological assessments/testing with children through adults. I provide ADHD, autism, personality, and IQ testing. Assessment is a tool that can answer questions you have about your unique experiences, offer information about your personal strengths and growth areas, provide recommendations to improve your quality of life, and connect you with helpful resources. Please reach out if you’d like to learn more!
About Me
I’m from Austin and received my bachelor’s degree in psychology and child learning and development from the University of Texas at Dallas. I obtained my master’s degree in psychology and my Ph.D. in counseling psychology from Iowa State University. After completing my pre-doctoral internship at Creighton University housed within the Nebraska Internship Consortium in Professional Psychology, I decided to flee the cold and tornadoes and return home to Austin.
During my training I have worked in university counseling centers, private practice, a substance use intervention program, and an accessibility/disability office. I have experience providing individual therapy, group therapy, psychological assessment, and crisis counseling to adolescents and adults. As a queer, nonbinary, and second generation Asian American, I value recognizing intersectionality and aim to acknowledge how power and privilege show up in and outside the therapy room. I hope to provide a warm, affirming space for people of all backgrounds.
In my free time I enjoy rock climbing, hiking, playing guitar poorly, reading sci-fi and fantasy novels, watching sports, and playing Magic: The Gathering.