I am a practitioner who has grown personally and professionally by selecting, using and sharing the most useful approaches for resilience and recovery from wounds, conflict, and secrets to move toward mindful insight, patience, discernment, alertness and open awareness.
I honor the diverse expressions of all sentient beings. Psychotherapy involves mindful insight and action.
Each client's reality is gradually shared as wants, needs and feelings are expressed. No one is lost as everyone has a now. Attitudes of curiosity and humility bring the most awareness of movement from judgement to empathy to self compassion.
I offer 30-45 minute afternoon sessions for adults ages 21 and older. Honing the scope of clientele's age span allows for specialization in adult life stage concerns and by understanding that time is actually non-linear.
Necessary limitations to my psychotherapy practice are: couples and/or family counseling; domestic violence situations; eating disorders; substance abuse treatment; process addictions; custody battles; any other lawsuit and court related concerns; acute a/o severe mental illness that would preclude rational processing; and disability, FMLA, fitness for duty or related issues.
Please also note that crisis intervention within this virtual platform is not appropriate and clients will be referred to their local crisis services.
If you are comfortable with my approach, please consider scheduling an initial assessment so we each can assess if we work well as a team.
Warmly,
Deborah
Additional areas of focus: Grief, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Compassion fatigue, Aging and Geriatric Issues, Attachment issues, Blended Family Issues, Caregiver issues and stress, Communication problems, Expats, Fatherhood Issues, First Responder Issues, Gender Dysphoria, Hospice and End of Life Counseling, Immigration Issues, Isolation / loneliness, Midlife crisis, Military and Veterans Issues, Multicultural Concerns, Workplace issues, Young Adult Issues
Clinical approaches: Psychodynamic Therapy
PA LCSW CW014916
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I would highly recommend her. She gives me great suggestions of what to do to handle my situation. She is awesome!!
Written on May 26, 2023 after therapy with Deborah for 3 months on issues concerning coping with life changes
Super helpful and easy to talk to! She helped me during one of the hardest years of my life so far. I appreciate her thoughtfulness and care for my mental well-being so much!
Written on Apr 05, 2022 after therapy with Deborah for 1 year on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, and self esteem
Best therapist I've ever had. Direct, honest, helpful and a great listener.
Written on Mar 05, 2022 after therapy with Deborah for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, sleeping disorders, self esteem, and coping with life changes
Best counselor I've had. Hands down. Deb is smart, open-minded, direct-to-the-point, sincere and empathetic. She listens well, and really tries to help you get to the root of your issues. Beyond her practical effectiveness, she's also able to explain things in a theoretical -- almost academic -- basis which works for me, and I'm sure for many others.
Written on Aug 06, 2021 after therapy with Deborah for 3 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, lgbt, eating disorders, self esteem, and adhd
Deborah is a great listener. She is respectful, curious, and direct in her communication. Her approach has been very helpful and instrumental during a big transition in my life. I would definitely recommend Deborah to folks looking for a positive counseling experience.
Written on Jun 28, 2021 after therapy with Deborah for 3 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, self esteem, and coping with life changes
Deborah is outstanding! She helped me to better understand my issues and give me strategies to deal with them. I feel more confident that I can better deal with my issues thanks to Deborah. I would recommend her to any and all of my friends.
Written on Jun 03, 2021 after therapy with Deborah for 1 month on issues concerning depression, and self esteem