About Deborah
Deborah Tommey is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Oklahoma. She works with adults and helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, relationship and intimacy concerns, and issues around self-esteem and sleep. She also supports those facing career strain, compassion fatigue, ADHD, and LGBTQ matters.
Deborah uses a warm, hopeful approach in sessions. She starts by asking what change a person wants to see and listens to understand each person’s values and goals.
How Deborah works
Conversations aim to be practical and respectful, with attention to how life meaning and choices affect everyday problems. Her practice combines client-centered care with solution-focused ideas and mindfulness tools. That means Deborah centers sessions on the person’s own experience, looks for small steps that lead to change, and teaches simple present-moment skills when they help.
She tailors methods to what fits each person rather than using one fixed style. Deborah has about 15 years of experience and has worked with adults on a range of behavioral health concerns. She has led support groups and provided training for other professionals on topics in mental health.
Her background includes work with aging-related issues and caregiver stress. Sessions are offered through phone and video, and she uses messaging for quick check-ins between appointments. Deborah prefers to create a comfortable conversation where people feel heard and can take practical steps toward their goals.
Deborah lists 6 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.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 15 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Oklahoma |
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Online support options
Approaches and online therapy that fit your life
Client-centered therapy focuses on the person in front of the therapist. It means sessions revolve around the person’s own goals and experience, with the therapist listening and reflecting to help the person find their own answers. This approach is useful for low self-esteem, life transitions, grief, and relationship concerns.Mindfulness therapy teaches simple skills to notice thoughts, feelings, and body sensations without getting swept away by them. These practices can help reduce anxiety, manage stress, and improve sleep by bringing attention back to the present moment. Solution-focused therapy looks for small, practical steps that lead to change. It helps people identify what is already working and build on those successes to reach short-term goals. Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Deborah will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs and preferences. That collaborative process includes checking in on what helps and adjusting the plan as progress is made. Online formats offer practical benefits. Video calls let a therapist and client see each other and work in a fuller way. Phone sessions can be less demanding on bandwidth and easier to fit into a busy day. Live chat or text-based messaging can be used for quick check-ins or brief updates between sessions. Together these options make it easier to keep therapy consistent while fitting it into everyday life.
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