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Online therapist

Deborah LaBounty

Practical support for family and life stressors

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Credentials
LMHC
Experience
10 years
Licensed in
New York
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Deborah

Deborah LaBounty is a licensed mental health counselor in New York. She has a decade of clinical experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and addiction. Deborah creates a calm, accepting space where clients can speak plainly about what is hard.

She emphasizes steady progress over quick fixes and welcomes honest conversation. Her work emphasizes clear goals and practical steps. Deborah blends approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to address patterns of thinking and emotional regulation.

Background and approach

She also uses Client-Centered Therapy to make sessions feel respectful and collaborative. Many people come to her for help with relationship and family concerns, parenting challenges, grief, trauma, and life transitions. She is familiar with issues related to attachment, codependency, and caregiver stress.

Deborah also supports clients facing intimacy problems, sleeping difficulties, career stress, and symptoms tied to bipolar and ADHD. Sessions focus on learning skills and testing small changes between meetings. Deborah offers straightforward feedback and helps clients build tools they can use day to day.

She works with each person to match strategies to their real life and values. Deborah holds the LMHC credential - Licensed Mental Health Counselor - and has worked in New York settings for ten years. She uses a direct but compassionate approach and encourages anyone ready to start to take the next step.

Approaches that guide online therapy

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening without judgment and helping clients set their own pace; it helps people feel understood and safer to try new behaviors. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts affect feelings and actions and teaches practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, adds skills for managing intense emotions and improving relationships when stress feels overwhelming.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Deborah will discuss goals and try methods that match a person’s needs and preferences. That collaborative process means techniques can be adjusted as progress is made.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging for flexibility. These options make it easier to fit therapy around family life, work, and busy schedules while keeping regular contact with a licensed professional. The variety of formats supports ongoing skill practice and check-ins between sessions.

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.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Concrete skills for riding out strong emotion, tolerating distress, and handling relationships without things escalating. The skills are practised in daily life, so between-session support by message or phone fits naturally.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Deborah commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, family and relationship problems, grief, trauma and many related issues listed in her profile.
What is her therapy style like?
Sessions are collaborative and down-to-earth, with a focus on practical skills, honest talk, and steady progress rather than quick fixes.
How long has she been practicing?
Deborah has ten years of professional experience working in mental health settings.
What credentials and location should I know about?
She is an LMHC - Licensed Mental Health Counselor - registered in New York under the provided credential information.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can I work with her from outside the country?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats does she use?
Deborah offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs.
How are costs and getting started handled?
Costs vary with location and availability and use a cancellable subscription. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

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Experience
10 years
Licensed
New York
Languages
English

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