Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
How Deborah works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Illinois
- Years in practice
- 27
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Deborah
Deborah Feingold-Fisher is a licensed clinical social worker with 27 years of experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anger, anxiety, and life transitions. Deborah aims to make sessions straightforward and practical for people who feel stuck.
She uses a client-centered style that lets people set the pace and topics for therapy. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is part of her work when clients want to change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns.
Background and approach
Mindfulness techniques are offered to help with emotion regulation and staying present during stressful moments. Deborah has worked with concerns that include trauma and abuse, self-esteem, depression, ADHD, and parenting challenges. She also supports people facing issues related to gender, sexual orientation, and developmental differences such as autism and intellectual disability.
Her approach attends to both everyday pressures and longer-term transitions like career change and midlife shifts. In sessions she focuses on clear goals and practical strategies. Motivational Interviewing is used when people need help building readiness for change or boosting motivation.
The work often combines short-term tools and longer-term skill building so people can handle triggers and manage anger more effectively. Deborah practices in Illinois and holds an LCSW, which stands for Licensed Clinical Social Worker. She offers a warm, nonjudgmental space and helps people take concrete steps toward a less stressful, more manageable life.
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
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Gender dysphoria
- Intellectual disability
- Midlife crisis
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Deborah lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
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 for online care
Deborah uses client-centered therapy to let each person lead the conversation while the therapist follows their concerns and priorities. This approach helps when someone needs a supportive space to talk through stress, anger, or identity-related issues.She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors. CBT is often used to reduce anxiety, manage depressive patterns, and address triggers that spark anger.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Deborah will talk with clients about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, then adapt methods as needed so the plan fits each person’s life and needs.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video is useful when visual cues help the conversation, phone can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, live chat and text are helpful for quick check-ins or for people who prefer typing. These options make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule and to continue work between appointments.
Questions people ask about Deborah
What concerns does Deborah commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, trauma, self-esteem, parenting challenges, ADHD, relationship issues, LGBT concerns, and related life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is client-centered and practical, using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and mindfulness to change thinking patterns and manage emotions.
How much experience does she have?
Deborah has 27 years of professional experience in social work and clinical settings.
What credentials and location apply to her practice?
She holds an LCSW, which means Licensed Clinical Social Worker, and practices in Illinois.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are international clients accepted?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How are costs and scheduling handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time; start by completing the short matching questionnaire and scheduling through the site.