- Years in practice
- 25
- Credentials
- LPCC
- Licensed in
- Ohio
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Deborah
Deborah Devlin is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) in Ohio who helps parents and caregivers facing stress, parenting challenges, anxiety, and life transitions. She keeps sessions down-to-earth and practical so people can use what they learn right away. She listens for what matters most to each person and helps set small, achievable steps forward.
With 25 years of professional experience, Deborah brings a wide background in outpatient care, hospital settings, disaster response, and home-based programs.
Background and approach
Her work has also included overseas assignments supporting military members and their families. She holds a bachelor's degree in social work from the University of Akron and a master's degree in community counseling from Malone University. Deborah also completed a master's degree in philosophy and is finishing a doctoral program with dissertation research on post-traumatic growth among military personnel.
Her approach mixes practical techniques and relationship-focused work. She uses cognitive behavioral ideas to spot and shift thoughts and behaviors that get in the way. Attachment-based thinking helps when worries tie back to early relationships and parenting patterns.
Sessions can include motivational interviewing to find what motivates change and elements of acceptance and commitment work to help people live by their values. She has experience addressing trauma, addiction, grief, sleep and eating concerns, ADHD, and caregiver strain. Deborah works with individuals, youth, and groups across the lifespan.
Parents who feel overwhelmed or stuck will find concrete tools and steady support. Her goal is to help clients move forward in ways that feel meaningful and sustainable.
What Deborah works with
Everything Deborah lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Deborah helps people with.
- 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.
Approaches that fit parenting and life changes
Deborah draws on approaches that help parents manage feelings and change patterns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and then practicing new ways of responding. It can help with anxiety, mood, sleep, and unhelpful parenting habits.Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns in parenting and intimate connections. This approach aims to rebuild trust and improve emotional connection between caregivers and the people they care for. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, encourages people to clarify values and take committed steps even when hard emotions remain; it can help with coping, motivation, and living a meaningful family life.
Finding the right mix of methods is a collaborative process. Deborah will work with each person to pick approaches that match their goals, preferences, and day-to-day realities. Together they set practical goals and test what helps most in real life.
Online sessions are available by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to offer flexibility. Video calls are useful for face-to-face conversations and skills practice, phone sessions require less bandwidth, and chat or text can work for brief check-ins or when a quick support moment is needed. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy family schedules and to continue work between sessions.
Questions people ask about Deborah
What concerns can she help with related to parenting?
She works with common parenting issues such as stress, sleep and eating concerns, attachment questions, and blended family challenges. She also addresses related worries like anxiety, grief, and caregiver strain.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is client-centered and practical. Sessions focus on clear steps, motivational interviewing, and tools from cognitive behavioral and acceptance-based approaches.
How much experience does she have?
She has 25 years of experience working in outpatient clinics, hospitals, disaster response, home-based programs, and overseas with military communities.
Where is she licensed and located?
She is an Ohio LPCC and practices in Ohio.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can she work with international clients?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How are costs and getting started handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on availability.
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