Deborah Devlin, LPCC
Ohio · 25 years in practice
Deborah Devlin is a licensed professional clinical counselor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addiction, and life transitions.
License and registration
- LPCC, Ohio
- E.0004001-SUPV · expires July 2027
- NPI
- 1710069976 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 25
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Deborah
Deborah Devlin is a licensed professional clinical counselor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addiction, and life transitions. She draws on many years of practice to support people dealing with parenting strain, workplace pressure, relationship and intimacy concerns, and challenges around self-esteem and coping skills. Deborah uses clear, direct conversation to help clients find practical next steps.
With 25 years of experience, she brings work from hospitals, outpatient clinics, disaster response teams, and home-based programs.
Background and approach
Her background also includes work overseas with military members and their families. 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. She earned a master’s degree in philosophy and is completing a doctorate at Walden University.
Her approach centers on the person in front of her. She blends client-centered listening with practical tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to address thoughts, behaviors, and values. Attachment-based ideas guide work on close relationships and communication patterns.
Deborah has focused clinical interest in trauma and post-traumatic growth, informed by dissertation research on military populations. She also helps people with sleep and eating concerns, ADHD, chronic illness, caregiver stress, and issues related to adoption and attachment. Sessions are offered in English and can use a range of formats to fit daily life.
The aim is steady progress toward goals that matter to each person, using straightforward strategies and a collaborative pace.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Deborah lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- 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 Deborah names
- Existential Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Approaches that guide online sessions
Existential ideas help people look at meaning, choice, and how they want to live. This approach supports work on life transitions, grief, and questions about purpose in a direct, reflective way. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) emphasizes noticing thoughts and feelings while taking steps that match personal values. ACT is useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with difficult emotions. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early and current relationships shape emotion and behavior, and it can help improve communication and closeness in key relationships.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Deborah will collaborate with each person to choose which methods fit their needs and goals. She explains options, tries practical exercises together, and adjusts the plan based on what helps most over time.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit busy schedules. Video is good for longer sessions and face-to-face conversation, phone can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, live chat enables shorter check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reminders and brief reflections. These options make it easier to schedule regular sessions around work, family, and daily life.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Deborah often address?
Deborah works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, and many life changes. She also supports work on parenting, career questions, ADHD, sleep and eating issues, and caregiver strain.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is person-centered and collaborative, combining listening with practical exercises. She uses cognitive behavioral and acceptance-based tools alongside attachment-focused work.
What level of experience does she have?
She has 25 years of clinical experience across outpatient settings, hospitals, disaster teams, and home-based programs, including work overseas with military members and their families.
What credentials and location are listed for Deborah?
She holds the Ohio LPCC credential and practices in Ohio.
Which languages and international options are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different schedules and needs.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
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