I am licensed in Wisconsin with 15 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with stress and anxiety, trauma and abuse, motivation, self esteem, and confidence, & depression. I believe in treating everyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. I will tailor our dialog and treatment plan to meet your unique and specific needs. Taking the first step to seeking a more fulfilling and happier life takes courage. I am here to support you in that process.
Additional areas of focus: LGBT, Relationship issues, Family conflicts, Grief, Eating disorders, Parenting issues, Anger management, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, Abandonment, Adoption and foster care, Aging and geriatric issues, Antisocial personality, Attachment issues, Avoidant personality, Body image, Caregiver issues and stress, Chronic pain, illness, and disability, Co-morbidity, Codependency, Commitment issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Coping with natural or human-caused disaster, Dependent personality, Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD), Dissociation, Divorce and separation, Domestic violence, Eating and food-related issues, Emptiness, Family of origin issues, Family problems, Fatherhood issues, First responder issues, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Hoarding, Hospice and end-of-life counseling, Impulsivity, Intellectual disability, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Men's issues, Midlife crisis, Veteran and Armed Forces Issues, Money and financial issues, Mood disorders, 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, Social anxiety and phobia, Somatization, Women's issues, Workplace issues, Young adult issues
Clinical approaches: Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Existential Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy, Internal Family Systems
WI LPC 5260-125
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She is one of the most compassionate and caring therapists I’ve had!
Written on Jul 07, 2025 after therapy with Deborah for 4 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, self esteem, compassion fatigue, and adhd
I have been working with Debbie for almost a year now. After trying many other therapists, she was the first one that understood what I was feeling and helped me get to the point of healing, where I will soon no longer need therapy. That is the point of therapy... getting better, and she has gotten me there.
Written on Jun 04, 2025 after therapy with Deborah for 1 year and 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, and relationship issues
I’ve had a very positive experience with Debbie from the start. She’s easy going, attentive, respectful and I feel like I’m talking to someone who understands me and cares about my feelings.
Written on May 27, 2025 after therapy with Deborah for 1 year and 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, grief, intimacy-related issues, eating disorders, sleeping disorders, parenting issues, coping with life changes, coaching, and adhd
Awesome and understands my craziness. ??
Written on May 17, 2025 after therapy with Deborah for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, eating disorders, sleeping disorders, self esteem, anger management, bipolar disorder, compassion fatigue, and adhd
She’s wonderful and so compassionate.
Written on Apr 18, 2025 after therapy with Deborah for 1 year and 3 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, coping with life changes, and adhd
I've only been working with her a short while, but she's already helped me develop tools to help me better help myself. I like talking to her so far. She's nice.
Written on Mar 21, 2025 after therapy with Deborah for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self esteem, bipolar disorder, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue