Deborah Devlin, LPCC
Compassionate counselor who centers personal stories
Details
| Name | Deborah Devlin |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LPCC |
| Based in | Ohio |
| Licensed in | Ohio |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 25 |
About Deborah
Deborah Devlin is a licensed professional clinical counselor (LPCC) with 25 years of experience. She speaks plain, steady guidance and helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, addiction, parenting strain, and shifts in life. Deborah aims to make the first step feel manageable for someone who is worried or overwhelmed.
Her background includes work in outpatient settings, hospitals, disaster response teams, home-based programs, and overseas support for military members. Deborah holds a bachelor’s degree in social work from the University of Akron and a master’s degree in community counseling from Malone University.
Background and approach
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. In sessions she uses a client-centered stance and draws from narrative ideas, cognitive behavioral techniques, and acceptance-based practices. Conversations often focus on how personal stories shape choices, and on small, practical changes someone can try between meetings.
She also brings attachment-focused thinking to help people understand relationship patterns and safety in connection. Deborah has worked with people across many life stages and addresses issues such as trauma and abuse, depression, bipolar concerns, ADHD, eating and sleeping problems, and caregiving stress. She also supports people dealing with abandonment, adoption and foster care histories, chronic illness, and body image concerns.
Her aim is steady and collaborative: to help clients identify meaningful goals, notice patterns that hold them back, and try workable steps toward change. The approach is conversational and goal-focused, with an emphasis on what feels useful in everyday life.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Relationship issues, Family conflicts among the things Deborah works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Deborah among the ways she works.
- Attachment-Based Therapy: Listed by Deborah among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Deborah among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Deborah among the ways she works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Deborah among the ways she works.
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): Listed by Deborah among the ways she works.
- Existential Therapy: Listed by Deborah among the ways she works.
- Gottman Method: Listed by Deborah among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Deborah among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Deborah among the ways she works.
- Psychodynamic Therapy: Listed by Deborah among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Deborah among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Deborah among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Deborah directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Deborah directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
Therapeutic approaches and online care that fit your life
Deborah uses Narrative ideas to help people look at the stories they tell about themselves and their struggles. This approach helps when past events keep shaping everyday choices and relationships, and it creates room to rewrite parts of those stories.She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), which focuses on values and small actions. ACT helps people notice painful thoughts without getting stuck and choose steps that match what matters most. Attachment-based ideas are part of her work too, helping people recognize patterns in how they connect with others and build more dependable ways of relating.
Choosing an approach is a shared process. Deborah works with each person to match methods to their needs, goals, and preferences. That means trying tools, checking in about what helps, and adjusting the plan so it feels useful and doable.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets you use visual cues and more natural conversation. Phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in fits the day. Live chat and text messaging work well for brief check-ins, coaching-style support, or when writing feels more comfortable. These formats make scheduling more flexible and let therapy fit around school, work, and caregiving demands.
Common questions about this listing
What concerns does Deborah commonly address?
She helps people coping with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, and relationship and family challenges. Other areas include parenting, sleep and eating issues, ADHD, caregiving stress, and career or life-change concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
The approach is conversational and client-centered, blending narrative ideas with cognitive behavioral and acceptance-based techniques. Sessions focus on personal stories, practical steps, and building skills that can be used between meetings.
How much experience does she have?
Deborah brings 25 years of clinical experience in outpatient, hospital, disaster response, home-based, and overseas support settings. Her background includes work with military members and related research.
What credentials and location apply to her practice?
She is an LPCC - licensed professional clinical counselor - practicing in Ohio. Educational credentials include a bachelor’s in social work and a master’s in community counseling, plus advanced graduate study.
In which languages can I speak with her?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and communication preferences.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Deborah?
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