- Years in practice
- 30
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Texas
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Anger management
About Deborah
Deborah Gullatt is a licensed professional counselor in Texas who focuses on practical support for parents and adults coping with stress, anxiety, and life changes. She draws on thirty years of experience to help people find clearer paths through difficult moments. Her approach is steady, straightforward, and respectful.
She aims to create a space where concerns can be named and goals can be set. Deborah uses conversational methods to help people untangle recurring thoughts and behaviors.
Background and approach
She works with common problems such as depression, anger, grief, addiction, and problems tied to ADHD or bipolar symptoms. She also supports those dealing with caregiver strain, blended family challenges, and attachment concerns. Sessions focus on skills you can apply between meetings.
Cognitive behavioral strategies are used to spot unhelpful thinking and try different actions. Dialectical behavior techniques help with emotional regulation and impulsivity. Mindfulness practices are offered to reduce reactivity and increase calm.
She treats relationship and family worries by helping individuals clarify needs and set practical steps forward. Career stress, life purpose questions, and coping after trauma are explored in a way that connects goals to small, achievable changes. Deborah emphasizes collaboration and clear next steps rather than vague theory.
People who choose her work with a goal in mind and like a mix of talk, skill practice, and real-world assignments. Her style is patient and down-to-earth, aimed at helping people build routines that last beyond the session.
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
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Depression
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Domestic violence
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Deborah lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness 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 for online parenting support
Deborah commonly draws on cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy to address day-to-day challenges. Cognitive behavioral therapy helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and test new ways of thinking and behaving, which is useful for anxiety, panic, OCD patterns, and low mood. Dialectical behavior therapy teaches concrete skills for managing strong emotions, reducing impulsivity, and improving distress tolerance, which can help with anger, self-harm urges, and intense reactions.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, past efforts, and what feels useful. Together they adapt methods and pace so the work fits the client’s needs and preferences rather than forcing a single method on everyone.
Online therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care more flexible. Video allows fuller face-to-face conversations, phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat is good for short check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing contact between sessions. These options help people fit sessions around work, caregiving, and busy schedules.
Questions people ask about Deborah
What concerns does Deborah address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, anger, depression, addictions, parenting and related family concerns, grief, self-esteem, career issues, bipolar disorder, and coping with life changes.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth, blending talk with practical skill building from client-centered, cognitive behavioral, dialectical behavior, and mindfulness approaches.
What is her professional background?
She has thirty years of clinical experience working with a wide range of emotional and behavioral concerns and focuses on clear goal-setting with each person.
Where is she licensed and based?
Her credential is LPC, and she practices as a licensed professional counselor in Texas.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What formats are available for remote sessions?
Sessions may be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on needs and preferences.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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