Hello! My name is Deborah Cho and I am a Korean-American New York native. I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 8 years of providing therapy and crisis intervention services. I received my MSW degree from Columbia University School of Social Work following my BA in Psychology from Wesleyan University. I have experience working in a variety of settings such as inpatient hospital units, mobile crisis teams, homes of clients in the community, NYC public schools, and substance use rehabilitation center. While my theoretical orientation is eclectic, I lean toward Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy and Motivational Interviewing approaches. I have worked with clients with a wide range of concerns including depression, anxiety, relationship issues, career challenges, mood and personality disorders, history of abuse and trauma.
My therapy style is compassionate, honest and interactive. I believe in a person-centered and strengths-based approach where I help clients identify their thought and behavioral patterns, develop healthy coping mechanisms, process their history, and understand how past experiences affect their current level of functioning. My goal is to apply my expertise to the therapeutic process in order to help my clients improve their lives and work towards attaining a sense of peace and fulfillment. It takes courage to seek a more meaningful and happier life and to take the first steps towards change. If you are ready to take that step, I am here to support and empower you.
I look forward to working with you!
Additional areas of focus: Addictions, LGBT, Relationship issues, Family conflicts, Trauma and abuse, Grief, Anger management, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, Abandonment, Adoption and Foster Care, Aging and Geriatric Issues, Antisocial Personality, Attachment issues, Autism and Asperger Syndrome, Avoidant Personality, Blended Family Issues, Body image, Cancer, Co-morbidity, Codependency, Commitment Issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Dependent Personality, Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD), Domestic Violence, Drug and Alcohol Addiction, Eating and Food-Related Issues, Emptiness, Family Problems, Fertility Issues, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Hearing Impaired, HIV / AIDS, Hoarding, Hospice and End of Life Counseling, Immigration Issues, Impulsivity, Infidelity, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Money and financial issues, Mood disorders , Multicultural Concerns, Narcissism, Obsessions, Compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Paranoia, Personality Disorders, Phobias, Postpartum Depression, Post-traumatic stress, Pregnancy and childbirth, Prejudice and Discrimination, Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling), Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-Harm, Self-love, Sexual Assault and Abuse, Sexual Dysfunction, Smoking/Vaping Cessation, Social anxiety and phobia, Women's issues, Workplace issues, Young Adult Issues
Clinical approaches: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy
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