Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
How Deborah works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPCC
- Licensed in
- Ohio
- Years in practice
- 25
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Deborah
Deborah Devlin is a licensed professional clinical counselor who helps people manage strong emotions and life stress. She brings 25 years of experience to sessions and focuses on practical steps families and individuals can use right away. Many reach out about anger, anxiety, depression, trauma, parenting strain, or relationship and communication struggles.
Deborah trained in social work and community counseling and holds a master’s degree in community counseling from Malone University.
Background and approach
She also completed a bachelor’s degree in social work at the University of Akron and earned a master’s degree in philosophy. She is finishing a doctorate and recently researched post-traumatic growth in military members. Her approach centers on talking through what matters to the person in front of her.
Sessions draw on cognitive behavioral techniques to shift unhelpful thoughts and actions. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy is used to clarify values and build motivation for change. Attachment-based ideas help when relationships or early experiences affect current behavior.
She also uses client-centered methods to keep sessions focused on each person’s pace and goals. Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills are offered when emotion regulation and distress tolerance are priorities. Deborah has worked in outpatient clinics, hospitals, home-based programs, disaster response teams, and overseas with military communities.
She sees individuals, youth, and groups across the lifespan and helps people move toward healthier routines and coping. Her style is direct, respectful, and geared toward usable tools.
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
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- 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
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Deborah lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches you can use online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It focuses on clarifying what matters to the person and taking small committed actions toward those values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at connections between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and anger management. Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early and current relationships shape behavior and emotional responses, which can help with intimacy issues and relationship communication.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Deborah will work with each person to pick methods that match their goals, needs, and comfort level. She combines techniques when that helps move a person forward, and adjusts the plan as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can fit into a work break or require less bandwidth. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, ongoing coaching, or when writing is easier than speaking. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around busy schedules.
Questions people ask about Deborah
What concerns does Deborah commonly help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, parenting issues, grief, relationship and communication problems, and many related concerns.
What is her therapy style like?
Deborah uses a practical, client-centered style. Sessions focus on short-term tools and longer-term values work depending on what each person needs.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She brings 25 years of experience in outpatient, hospital, home-based, disaster response, and overseas settings supporting military communities and civilian clients.
What credentials and location are listed for Deborah?
She is an Ohio LPCC - licensed professional clinical counselor - and practices in Ohio.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging as session formats.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Deborah?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.