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Deborah Devlin, LPCC
Ohio
LPCC - Stress and anxiety focus
See online therapy options- CBT use
- ACT strategies
- Attachment work
About Deborah
Deborah Devlin is an Ohio LPCC with 25 years of clinical experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addiction, and relationship or family concerns. She also helps with parenting, grief, sleep and eating problems, ADHD, and career or life-change issues.
She trained in social work and community counseling, holding a bachelor’s in social work from the University of Akron and a master’s in community counseling from Malone University. She also earned a master’s degree in philosophy and is completing a doctorate at Walden University, where her dissertation researched post-traumatic growth in military members.
Her practice uses a client-centered outlook and integrates practical methods. She draws on cognitive behavioral therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, attachment-based ideas, and dialectical behavior therapy. Motivational interviewing, systems thinking, and developmental perspectives inform how she plans sessions.
Sessions are structured to identify unhelpful thoughts and patterns, try small behavior changes, and track what works. She works with individuals, youth, families, and groups and with people who have mental health or addiction concerns. The emphasis is on clear steps, skills to practice between sessions, and reviewing progress.
She has experience in outpatient clinics, hospitals, disaster response, home-based programs, and work with military members and their families overseas. Her clinical background includes treating co-occurring conditions and addressing attachment, adoption and foster care concerns, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and body image issues.
To begin, a short matching questionnaire and scheduling step are used so people can book a first session and start a focused plan of work.
How her approaches translate to online work
Deborah commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy in practical ways. CBT focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing small changes in behavior to reduce distress and improve daily functioning. ACT emphasizes noticing values and taking concrete steps that align with those values while learning to accept difficult feelings.She also draws on attachment-based ideas to look at relationship patterns and how earlier experiences affect current connections. These approaches help address anxiety, depression, trauma-related issues, relationship difficulties, and problems with mood or self-regulation. Choosing which methods to use is a collaborative process; she will talk with each person about goals and preferences and decide together what to try first.
The practical benefits of remote work include fitting sessions into a busy week and reducing travel time so therapy can be easier to attend. Because session formats are not specified in the biography, confirm current online session options before booking. The model in use emphasizes clear goals, homework between sessions, and regular check-ins so skills can be practiced in everyday life.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
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Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
25+ years
Listed in
Ohio
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address most often?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, relationship and family challenges, grief, parenting, and related issues such as ADHD and sleep or eating problems.
How does she use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
She uses CBT to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try specific behavior changes. Sessions include skill practice and reviewing what helps between visits.
What is her background and experience?
She has 25 years of experience working in outpatient settings, hospitals, disaster teams, home-based programs, and with military members and their families overseas.
What credential and region does she practice in?
She is an Ohio LPCC practicing in Ohio.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are session costs handled?
Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do you get started with a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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