About Deborah
Deborah Balliett-Veley offers straightforward support for adults who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, grief, or major life changes. She meets people where they are and focuses on practical steps to reduce distress and restore a sense of direction. She uses a compassionate, faith-informed perspective and emphasizes respect and sensitivity in every session.
Deborah helps clients identify small changes that make daily life feel more manageable, such as sleep habits, coping routines, and ways to reduce workplace stress.
How Deborah works
With 12 years of clinical experience, she has worked with people facing chronic illness, caregiving strain, end-of-life issues, and the emotional fallout of cancer or aging. That background informs her approach to grief, chronic pain, and mood concerns without making people feel rushed through their feelings. Sessions combine active listening with tangible tools.
Deborah supports people in rebuilding self-esteem, setting boundaries, and finding life purpose after loss or during midlife transitions. She also addresses compassion fatigue and caregiver burnout with practical strategies for daily resilience. Deborah is licensed as an LCSW and an LISW and practices from Ohio.
She offers a calm, steady presence while helping clients create realistic goals and manageable plans to move forward.
What Deborah works with
The areas below are the ones Deborah selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Career difficulties
Also listed
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Registers | LCSW, LISW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 12 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Ohio |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
Approaches and online options for practical care
Deborah uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on present needs and daily coping. One common approach emphasizes practical problem-solving and behavioral changes to reduce anxiety and improve sleep. This helps people try small experiments, adjust routines, and measure what works in daily life. Another approach centers on grief and loss support, offering space to process emotions while building steps to restore purpose and routine after major life events. That work often includes pacing activities and restoring meaningful connections.Choosing the best approach is collaborative. Deborah will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. Together they decide which techniques to try and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video is useful for deeper conversations and visual cues, while phone calls can work better when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text are good for shorter check-ins, coaching-style support, or fitting therapy into a busy day. These options make it easier to keep continuity of care and follow through on treatment goals while balancing life demands.
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