Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Career difficulties
- Depression
How Deborah works
- Not listed
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW, LISW
- Licensed in
- Ohio, Nevada, Arizona
- Years in practice
- 12
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Deborah
Deborah Balliett-Veley is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing hard emotional moments. She brings 12 years of experience and a calm, respectful approach to conversations about depression, anxiety, grief, anger, and life changes. She focuses on clear, practical steps that people can use right away.
Sessions often include listening, gentle reflection, and coaching to build day-to-day coping skills. Deborah also addresses sleep problems, stress at work, low self-esteem, and compassion fatigue.
Background and approach
Her background includes work with adults and older adults navigating chronic illness, caregiver strain, and end-of-life concerns. She combines emotional support with problem-solving so clients can find purpose and regain steady routines. The tone in sessions is compassionate and faith-informed when clients want that perspective.
Deborah aims to help people reduce distress and increase resilience. She breaks larger problems into manageable pieces and practices realistic skill-building together with each person. That can mean changing unhelpful habits, reducing anger spikes, or restoring better sleep patterns.
People who choose her often want practical tools plus a thoughtful listener. Her practice in Ohio uses evidence-based approaches delivered in straightforward language. The goal is steady progress toward clearer thinking, improved mood, and healthier coping.
What Deborah works with
Everything Deborah lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Deborah's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Control issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches and online care options
Many clients benefit from evidence-based techniques that focus on changing thoughts and behaviors to reduce distress. Cognitive-behavioral style work helps people spot unhelpful thinking patterns, test them, and practice small behavior changes to improve mood and reduce anxiety.Skill-based coaching is another common strand in her work. That involves learning concrete tools for managing stress, regulating anger, improving sleep, and handling caregiver strain so daily life feels more manageable.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to each person’s goals and try methods that match those needs, adjusting strategies as progress is made or priorities shift.
Online sessions use video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care flexible. Video lets people work face-to-face when they prefer it. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging suit ongoing support between longer sessions and can fit into busy schedules. These options help people balance therapy with work, caregiving, and daily life without long commutes.
Questions people ask about Deborah
What concerns does she address?
She helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, anger, sleep problems, and life transitions, plus related issues like caregiver stress and chronic illness.
What is her general therapy style?
Her approach blends active listening with practical coaching and skill building to address daily challenges and emotional pain.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 12 years of experience working with adults and older adults on mood concerns, caregiving stress, end-of-life issues, and chronic health challenges.
Where is she licensed and based?
She holds LCSW and LISW credentials and practices in Ohio with professional licensure noted as AZ LCSW and OH LISW in her profile details.
Which languages are used in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does payment and getting started work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time; to start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session.