Davelle Cheng, PhD

PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow
Supervised by Chrissy Ammons, PhD

Hello! I’m Davelle Cheng (they/them), and I’m a Licensed Psychologist 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!

  • Work best with: Bisexual Allied, Gay Allied, HIV/AIDS Allied, Intersex Allied, Lesbian Allied, Non-Binary Allied, Queer Allied, Racial Justice Allied, Sex Worker Allied, Transgender Allied
  • Manage Medications: Provides therapy and collaborates closely with our psychiatry team for medication management, available through internal referral if needed.
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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 each person who walks through the door without making assumptions.

I use a flexible approach that we build together to best fit your needs. This approach includes interpersonal psychotherapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, and emotion-focused therapy. 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 would love to connect if you think we would be a good fit. I also specialize in psychological assessments/testing with children through adults. I provide ADHD, autism, personality, and IQ testing. Please reach out if you’d like to learn more!

Credentials

Education

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.

Personal Interests

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.

In-network and Self Pay

Insurance Accepted

  • Aetna
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • Cigna/Evernorth
  • Employers Health Network
  • Partners Direct Health
  • Sana Benefits

Specialties and Expertise

Top Specialities

Trauma and PTSD, LGBTQ+, Anxiety

Expertise

  • Academic Issues
  • ADD / ADHD
  • Anxiety
  • Attachment Trauma or Insecurity
  • Boundaries / Assertiveness
  • Cultural Identity / Acculturation Stress
  • Depression
  • Dissociation
  • Family Conflict
  • Fear of Rejection
  • Gender Identity
  • Not Happy or Satisfied with life
  • Perfectionism
  • Procrastination
  • Racial Identity
  • Racial Trauma
  • Self-Esteem / Negative Self-Talk
  • Self-Harm
  • Sexual Identity
  • Shame
  • Shyness / High Sensitivity
  • Social Anxiety
  • Social Isolation / Loneliness
  • Stress / Burnout
  • Trauma / PTSD

Treatment Approach

Types of Therapy

  • Attachment-based
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
  • Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT)
  • Integrative
  • Interpersonal
  • Process Oriented Psychology ('Process Work')
  • Psychodynamic
  • Psychological Testing and Evaluation
  • Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)

Locations

Stassney Office

location_on2600 West Stassney Lane
Austin, TX 78745
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call(512) 956-6463
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Client Focus

  • Age Groups Served: Teen, Adults
  • Participant Types: Individuals, Group
  • Language Spoken: English

Hi, I’m Davelle Cheng (they/them), a Postdoctoral Fellow at Deep Eddy Psychotherapy. I aim to create a supportive, affirming space where you feel seen and respected as we explore whether we’re the right fit to work together.