- Family of origin patterns
- CBT and ACT methods
- Grief and loss support
About Deborah
Deborah Devlin is an Ohio LPCC - Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor with 25 years of experience. She works with adults who are managing stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, depression, addiction, grief, and other life changes. She also supports people facing parenting challenges, sleep and eating difficulties, attention concerns, and issues tied to intimacy and self-esteem.
She trained in social work at the University of Akron and earned a master’s degree in community counseling from Malone University. She holds a master’s degree in philosophy and is completing doctoral work at Walden University, where her dissertation focused on post-traumatic growth among military members.
Deborah draws on a client-centered stance while using practical techniques from cognitive behavioral approaches. She also incorporates acceptance and commitment strategies, attachment-focused ideas, and skills from dialectical behavior therapy when they fit a person’s goals. In sessions she talks through current patterns, examines how family of origin experiences influence behavior now, and builds simple, concrete coping skills.
Her background includes outpatient clinics, hospital work, disaster response teams, home-based programs, and overseas work with military members and their families. That variety means she is used to short-term problem-focused work and longer-term clinical exploration. She meets people at different stages and helps clarify what the next step looks like.
People who contact her will complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session. Costs vary by location and use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How Deborah’s approaches translate to online work
Deborah often uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Attachment-Based Therapy alongside client-centered work. ACT focuses on noticing thoughts and choosing actions that align with values; it can help with anxiety, stress, and life transitions. Attachment-based work looks at how early relationship patterns affect current connections and can be useful for people noticing family of origin patterns that repeat now.Finding the right approach is part of the early sessions. She will work collaboratively to identify whether ACT, attachment ideas, CBT skills, or DBT techniques fit current goals and what feels most useful for the person’s situation.
Session logistics and formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm which options are available before booking. Online formats can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, and remove travel time. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises, homework, and skills coaching to remote sessions so work between meetings remains practical and focused.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
25+ years
Listed in
Ohio
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship and family concerns, grief, parenting strain, and related issues such as ADHD, intimacy and self-esteem.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her approach is client-centered and practical. She blends cognitive behavioral tools with acceptance and commitment ideas and attachment-focused work as needed.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 25 years of professional experience across outpatient clinics, hospitals, disaster response teams, home-based programs, and overseas work with military members and families.
What credential and location are listed?
She is an Ohio LPCC - Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor based in Ohio.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Do you offer sessions for international clients?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are costs handled?
Fees vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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