Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
How Deborah works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LISW
- Licensed in
- Ohio
- Years in practice
- 4
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Deborah
Deborah Winningham is a licensed independent social worker in Ohio with four years of clinical experience. She focuses on everyday problems like stress, anxiety, depression, and anger. She encourages people to take the first step and recognizes that starting therapy takes courage.
She sees clients as the experts on their own lives and looks for strengths to build on. Sessions emphasize practical steps that fit into daily routines. Deborah uses clear, direct conversation to help people name what’s most urgent and decide what to try next.
Background and approach
Her background includes work with relationship and family concerns, parenting challenges, and communication problems. She also supports people facing grief, trauma and abuse, and life changes such as divorce or career disruption. Additional focus areas include adoption and foster care, caregiver stress, and issues common to veterans and first responders.
Deborah draws from several approaches to match each person’s needs. She uses skills from cognitive behavioral and dialectical behavior methods to manage intense emotions and change unhelpful thinking. Attachment-based and client-centered ideas guide how she builds trust and explores relationship patterns.
Therapy with Deborah aims to be straightforward and practical. She helps people set small, achievable goals and practices new ways of coping between sessions. If you want a therapist who listens and helps you make clear, doable changes, she can be a partner in that work.
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
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Avoidant personality
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Communication problems
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- First responder issues
- Hearing impaired
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- 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)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-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.
Approaches that guide online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on helping people notice their thoughts without getting stuck in them and then choose actions aligned with their values. It is useful for anxiety, stress, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions and teaches practical skills to shift unhelpful patterns. It is often used for anxiety, depression, panic, and mood concerns.Choosing the right approach is part of the therapy process. Deborah will work collaboratively to figure out which tools fit your needs, goals, and preferences. That may mean combining approaches and trying practical exercises together to see what helps most.
Confirm current session options before booking so you know how sessions are offered. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - for example shorter check-ins around work breaks, or sessions that avoid travel time. It can also let you practice skills between sessions in real settings and use written or verbal exercises to track progress. Licensed professionals can adapt techniques used in person to an online setting while keeping the focus on clear, doable steps that fit your day.
Questions people ask about Deborah
What concerns does Deborah commonly help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, relationship and family concerns, parenting challenges, grief, trauma and abuse, and related mood or panic issues.
What is her therapy style like?
She uses clear, direct conversation and focuses on practical steps. Sessions emphasize building on strengths and setting small, achievable goals.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has four years of professional experience as a licensed independent social worker in Ohio.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She holds an LISW credential and practices in Ohio.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking so you know which formats the therapist is offering at the time you schedule.
How are fees and billing handled?
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?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.