Deborah Tiger
Compassionate, practical therapy for life changes
- Credentials
- LPC
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed in
- Oklahoma
- Languages
- English
- Format
- Online sessions
About Deborah
Deborah Tiger is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Oklahoma. She has seven years of experience and focuses on issues such as trauma and abuse, anxiety, stress, grief, parenting, relationship concerns, and mood disorders. She creates a straightforward space where clients can say what they are feeling and thinking without judgment.
Deborah aims to support people who are ready to take first steps toward change and clearer direction. Her approach favors practical methods that people can use between sessions.
Background and approach
She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and client-centered techniques to help people notice unhelpful patterns and try new ways of responding. Mindfulness and narrative work are also part of her toolkit when a client needs them. Sessions are focused and down-to-earth.
Deborah listens first, then helps identify small, concrete goals. She often focuses on improving communication, managing strong emotions, and building routines that reduce stress and improve coping. Her background includes focused work with trauma, family and relationship challenges, and issues tied to caregiving, chronic illness, and identity concerns.
Deborah brings practical strategies for managing symptoms like depression, bipolar mood shifts, anger, and dissociation. People who choose her often want a therapist who mixes active skill-building with empathic listening. She works with clients to set realistic steps and checks in on progress as part of the process.
Approaches that translate well to online therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice thoughts without getting stuck in them and focus on actions that match their values. It is useful for anxiety, stress, and life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches concrete skills to shift unhelpful patterns. It often helps with depression, anxiety, and mood symptoms. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and building a trusting relationship so clients can find their own solutions and feel heard.Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to your concerns, try methods that fit your goals, and adjust based on what helps. Clients often try a mix of strategies and refine the plan over time.
Online sessions via video, phone, live chat, or text make therapy more flexible. Video calls let you see facial cues and practice communication skills. Phone sessions can be a simpler option when schedules are tight. Live chat and text messaging allow quick check-ins and ongoing support between sessions. These formats aim to make it easier to fit therapy into daily life while working with a licensed professional.
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.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Anger management
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Stress, Anxiety
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- Oklahoma
- Languages
- English
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