Dr. Aura R. Deschamps, PsyD, HSPP, Clinical Psychologist in Indianapolis, IN — therapist at ThriveTalk

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

  • 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)

LinkedIn

  • 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

Facebook

  • Existence of an official Facebook business page under the provider's name and location (facebook.com)
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