Deborah Tommey

Deborah Tommey is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who works with adults facing grief, stress, anxiety, trauma, and changes that come with aging. She offers a calm, hopeful approach and helps people think about what they want to change. Deborah also supports those coping with caregiver strain and end-of-life concerns.

She uses a person-centered style that puts the clients goals first. Sessions focus on listening, building trust, and finding small steps forward. Deborah often brings in mindfulness practices to help with overwhelming feelings and sleep problems.

Deborah also uses solution-focused and existential techniques when they fit. That means she helps people identify realistic next steps and explores what gives life meaning. She asks straightforward questions like, "What difference do you want to see?" to shape work together.

Her experience includes group facilitation and training other professionals about behavioral health topics. Deborah has worked with adults around depression, grief and loss, trauma, dementia-related stress, and LGBTQ concerns. She prefers to work with people aged 20 or older.

Sessions can include phone and video work, and she uses messaging for brief in-between-session notes. She aims for a supportive, empathetic conversation style that encourages autonomy and practical change. People who want a steady, plainspoken counselor often find her approach accessible.

How her approaches translate to online care

Deborah commonly uses client-centered therapy, which centers conversations on the client's goals and experience and helps people feel heard and understood. This approach suits issues like grief, anxiety, and caregiver stress when someone needs steady support and clear listening.

She also draws on existential therapy to look at meaning, values, and life choices. That work can help when coping with end-of-life questions, major life transitions, or feelings of emptiness by exploring what matters most to the person.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. She collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their needs and goals. Clients and the therapist check in and adjust methods as therapy moves forward to keep work practical and aligned with what the client wants to change.

Her profile notes phone and video sessions, plus messaging for short between-session notes, but confirm the current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit counseling into a busy day, offer a quieter conversation when travel is difficult, or allow shorter check-ins when time is limited. These practical benefits often help people keep therapy consistent while they work on stress, grief, or caregiving concerns.