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.
Who I work best with
- Academic Issues
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Anxiety
- Attachment Trauma
- Boundaries
- Cultural Identity
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Family Conflict
- Fear of Rejection
- Gender Identity Issues
- Not Happy/Satisfied with Life
- Perfectionism
- Procrastination
- Racial Identity
- Racial Trauma
- Self-Esteem/Negative Self Talk
- Self-Harm
- Sexual Identity
- Shame
- Shyness
- Social Anxiety
- Social Isolation/Loneliness
- Stress/Burnout
- Trauma & Post-Traumatic Stress (PTSD)
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.