Dr. Aura R. Deschamps, PsyD, HSPP
Clinical Psychologist
30+ yrs experience
Updated September 2, 2026 How we verify
About
Dr. Aura R. Deschamps is a licensed psychologist and Health Service Provider in Psychology (HSPP) in private practice in Indianapolis, Indiana, providing psychotherapy and psychological testing for children, adolescents, and adults for over 30 years.
Services
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Spirituality/Faith-based counseling
- Stress
- ADHD assessment
- ADHD/ADD
- Anger management
- Anxiety disorders
- Behavioral issues
- Chronic illness
- Codependency
- Coping skills
- Divorce
- Grief/loss
- Life transitions
- Mood disorders
- OCD/scrupulosity
- Parenting
- Post-abortion syndrome
- PTSD/trauma
- Relationship issues
- Self-esteem
- Women's issues
- Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)
- Psychodynamic approach
- Eclectic/integrative
- Interpersonal
- Multicultural
- Culturally sensitive
- Christian counseling
- Trauma-informed care
- Psychological testing/evaluation
- Clinical psychology
State licenses
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Indiana · License #20040880A · Psychologist / Health Service Provider in Psychology (HSPP) Active
Reputation
4.7 / 5 across 12 reviews Positive
- Birdeye (aggregated) Rated 4.7 / 5 12 reviews
- Healthgrades Rated 5 / 5 7 reviews
- TrustReviewers Rated 4.2 / 5 5 reviews
What clients praise
- Strong diagnostic/assessment skills, including catching ADHD that prior providers missed
- Described as compassionate, knowledgeable, and professional
- Effective treatment and consistency over multi-year courses of care
- Good at working with families through difficult situations
Common critiques
- Concerns about transparency of psychological-testing fees
- Complaints about insurance coverage being denied mid-evaluation, leaving unexpected out-of-pocket costs
- At least one review described billing approach as pushy
Red flags
- Recurring complaints about billing/testing-cost transparency across more than one independent review source
Sources
The facts on this page are drawn from 14 public sources and independently fact-checked before publication.
Psychology Today directory
- Identity anchor: name, credentials, license number 20040880A, address, fees, specialties, issues treated, modalities, populations, insurance, session formats, languages, years in practice (33 years since 1992) (psychologytoday.com)
provider website (drauradeschamps.com)
- Bio, 30+ years in practice, education (Rutgers PsyD), APA/Indiana Psychological Association membership, contact phone/email, cognitive-behavioral/eclectic approach (drauradeschamps.com)
- Contact details: address, phone [redacted], email [redacted], hours (drauradeschamps.com)
- Professional headshot photo used as photo_url (drauradeschamps.com)
- Affiliations: Indiana Psychological Association, Catholic Psychotherapy network (drauradeschamps.com)
NPPES registry
- NPI 1033277009, taxonomy 103T00000X Psychologist, Indiana license 20040880A referenced, practice addresses, enumeration date 2006-12-04 (npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov)
- Practice name 'Aura R. Deschamps, Psy.D. LLC' and title 'Licensed Psychologist' (linkedin.com)
Catholic Therapists directory
- Faith-integrated therapy approach, additional issues treated (OCD/scrupulosity, post-abortion syndrome, PTSD/trauma), psychodynamic modality, insurance detail (find.catholictherapists.com)
aggregator (web search)
- General web-search corroboration of practice details, undergraduate degree from Trinity College, practicing since 1993 (vitadox.com)
Healthgrades
- 5.0/5 rating over 7 reviews; identity confirmed (Indianapolis, IN address match) (healthgrades.com)
Sharecare
- 5.0/5 rating over 7 reviews; positive review themes (explains conditions well, trustworthy, friendly staff) (providers.sharecare.com)
Birdeye (aggregated reviews)
- 4.7/5 rating over 12 reviews; positive themes (diagnostic skill, professionalism) and negative theme (testing-cost transparency, insurance coverage dispute) (reviews.birdeye.com)
TrustReviewers
- 4.2/5 rating over 5 reviews; mixed reviews including billing/fee complaints (trustreviewers.com)
- Existence of an official Facebook business page under the provider's name and location (facebook.com)