Therapist profile
Deborah Devlin, LPCC
LPCC - Family and parenting, trauma and mood
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- Client-centered methods
- Cognitive behavioral work
- Motivational interviewing
About Deborah
Deborah Devlin is an Ohio LPCC (Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor) with 25 years of experience. She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, trauma and abuse, parenting concerns, relationship and family issues, and a wide range of other challenges. Deborah helps adults who are dealing with life changes, caregiving strain, or struggles managing mood and behavior.
Her background includes outpatient settings, hospitals, disaster response teams, home-based programs, and overseas work with 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. She also earned a master’s degree in philosophy and is completing a doctorate at Walden University, with dissertation research on post-traumatic growth and military members.
Deborah uses a client-centered perspective and draws on practical methods such as motivational interviewing, systems thinking, developmental theory, cognitive behavioral therapy, and trauma-focused CBT. In sessions she listens for what matters most to each person and then offers concrete skills and steps to try between meetings. She also has experience running groups and working with young people alongside adults.
Her work includes attention to adoption and foster care issues, attachment concerns, blended family dynamics, caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, and issues around identity and intimacy. She also addresses ADHD, grief, eating and sleeping problems, and career or commitment concerns.
People who choose Deborah can expect straightforward conversations about goals and next steps. She focuses on helping people make practical changes that feel manageable within daily life.
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How Deborah’s approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying personal values and using simple skills to act on those values despite difficult thoughts and feelings. It can help with stress, anxiety, and life transitions by pointing toward what matters most. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at relationship patterns formed over time and how they affect current family and parenting dynamics; it helps people understand connection and repair in everyday relationships. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) identifies unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and teaches specific strategies to change them, which can reduce anxiety, depression, and problems with sleep or eating.Finding the right fit is part of the work. Deborah will collaborate with each person to choose approaches that match their goals, needs, and preferences. She talks through options and suggests concrete skills to try, then adjusts the plan as progress and feedback come in.
Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm the current online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when time is tight, and avoid travel time to appointments. Licensed professionals often adapt exercises, homework, and communication methods so that therapeutic work can be practical and usable between sessions.
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Experience
25+ years
Listed in
Ohio
Languages
English
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What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, parenting and many related concerns listed on her profile.
What is her general therapeutic style?
Her work is client-centered and practical, using motivational interviewing, systems and developmental ideas, and CBT-based tools to address problems.
How much experience does she have?
She has 25 years of clinical experience across outpatient care, hospitals, disaster teams, home-based programs, and overseas work with military families.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an Ohio LPCC (Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor) and her practice is located in Ohio.
In which language are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can she work with international clients?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies 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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