About Deborah
Deborah Keklak is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas with 22 years of experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, parenting challenges, and major life changes. Deborah aims to build a respectful working relationship where people feel safe to share hard thoughts and feelings.
Her approach is practical and paced to each person. Sessions emphasize clear, useful tools you can try between meetings.
How Deborah works
She often gives short assignments to practice skills and uses step-by-step planning so problems feel less overwhelming. Deborah adapts her methods to fit what each person needs. She uses client-centered listening alongside cognitive and behavior-focused techniques to address thought and behavior patterns.
Emotion-focused ideas help when relationships and intimacy issues are central concerns. She has worked with a wide range of concerns including trauma and abuse, grief, anger, self-esteem, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and career questions. Additional focuses include attachment and abandonment, blended family issues, body image, codependency, communication problems, and forgiveness.
Deborah describes therapy as a partnership. She helps people develop skills and then practices using them in real life. Sessions aim to reduce daily strain, increase clarity, and help people move toward their goals at a manageable pace.
Deborah lists 7 ways of working on the entry:
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
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 22 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Texas |
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Online support options
How Deborah blends approaches for online therapy
Deborah commonly draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in her online work. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying personal values and learning to accept difficult thoughts while taking committed action toward goals; it helps with anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts influence feelings and behaviors and uses practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns; it is useful for anxiety, mood concerns, and coping skills.Choosing an approach is collaborative. Deborah will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or has not helped in the past. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan over time based on what works and what feels manageable.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls let people work face-to-face when that feels helpful. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief updates, practicing tools between meetings, or fitting support into a busy day. These formats make it easier to get consistent care while balancing everyday demands.
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