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Online therapist

Deborah Keklak

Compassionate guidance for family and parenting challenges

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Credentials
LPC
Experience
22 years
Licensed in
Texas
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Deborah

Deborah Keklak is a licensed professional counselor who focuses on family and parenting concerns alongside a wide range of emotional and life challenges. She speaks plainly and offers practical tools so parents feel more confident managing stress, grief, anger, or relationship strain. Deborah aims to build a respectful working relationship and helps clients move at a pace that feels manageable.

Her approach is collaborative and flexible. Sessions often include straightforward skill-building, homework when helpful, and step-by-step problem solving to avoid overwhelm.

Background and approach

She emphasizes organizing issues into smaller pieces so families can tackle one thing at a time and see progress. Deborah uses several therapeutic methods and adapts them to each person or family. She may draw on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to clarify values and responses, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to change unhelpful thoughts, and Emotionally-Focused Therapy to address relationship patterns.

The goal is practical change rather than labels or jargon. With 22 years as a licensed professional counselor - LPC - in Texas, she has worked with many concerns that affect family life. Those include anxiety, depression, parenting challenges, blended family issues, attachment and abandonment worries, and communication problems.

Deborah focuses on helping people develop skills they can use at home. Her style is warm and steady. She listens without rushing and offers guidance and structure as needed.

The emphasis is on building usable habits and clearer communication so daily family life becomes easier to manage.

How Deborah’s Approaches Work Online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice their thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It can be useful when life changes or avoidance get in the way of parenting, relationships, or daily routines. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and shifting unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. That can reduce anxiety, manage mood swings, and improve communication at home. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) targets patterns in relationships by helping people name emotions and change interaction cycles that cause distance or conflict.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Deborah will talk with each person or family about needs and goals, and together they decide which methods to try. She adapts techniques over time based on what helps and what fits the family’s pace and preferences.

Online sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make therapy easier to fit around childcare, school, and work. They also allow continuation of care from different locations within Texas, and give families flexibility to use short check-ins or longer conversations depending on what’s needed.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does Deborah address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family problems, parenting issues, grief, anger, self-esteem, and related concerns such as attachment, abandonment, and blended family challenges.
What is her general therapy style?
Her style is collaborative and straightforward. Sessions focus on practical skills, organizing problems into manageable pieces, and giving homework when it helps.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 22 years of experience as a licensed professional counselor working with a variety of emotional and family issues.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is licensed in Texas as an LPC with license number TX LPC 14701 and practices from that state.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available online?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs.
How are costs and payment handled?
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?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to therapist availability.

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Experience
22 years
Licensed
Texas
Languages
English

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