- Relationship focus
- Trauma-informed care
- Skills for change
About Deborah
She uses practical methods that focus on current problems and real goals. Sessions often look at how thoughts, actions, and relationships interact. She helps people sort out patterns that keep causing harm, such as codependency, control issues, or repeated relationship conflicts. Narcissism is one of the topics she lists among her focus areas and may come up in work around relationship and personality concerns.
Dr. Thompson has long experience supporting people after trauma and abuse. She also helps with parenting strain, intimacy-related issues, substance use, anger, and coping with life changes. She aims to make therapeutic goals clear and concrete so progress is easier to notice.
Her work emphasizes the therapeutic relationship. She seeks to offer a respectful, nonjudgmental space where people can talk through painful experiences and test new ways of relating. Over time she helps people build skills to manage symptoms and make choices that match their values.
Based in Colorado, she combines client-centered listening with cognitive-behavioral techniques and motivational interviewing to help people move forward.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
23+ years
Credentials
Colorado
Languages
English
Therapeutic approaches and online care that fit your life
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding what matters most to the person. The therapist offers empathy and reflection so clients can better understand their own feelings and set personal goals. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts and behaviors affect mood and actions, and uses practical exercises to change patterns that contribute to anxiety, depression, or relationship problems. Motivational interviewing helps people clarify their reasons for change and build motivation, which can be useful with addictions or when making big life shifts.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods match their goals and preferences. That can mean starting with listening, then adding skill work or motivational strategies as needed.
If you are considering online therapy, confirm available session options before booking since formats are not specified in the profile. Online care can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, and let people join from locations that reduce travel time. Licensed professionals can adapt client-centered listening, CBT exercises, and motivational interviewing to remote sessions so progress continues even when meeting virtually.
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, parenting strain, and challenges like ADHD and bipolar-related concerns.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is warm and client-centered, with a practical focus. She blends listening with goal-setting and uses techniques to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
What is her professional background?
She has 23 years of experience providing mental health services to individuals, couples, and families and has worked extensively with people after trauma and abuse.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She practices as an LMFT, licensed in Colorado. The credential listed is LMFT as provided in the profile.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with clients outside the United States?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule based on the therapist's availability.
Before you get in touch
Therapists listed here offer talking therapy online. A profile is not a diagnosis of you or of anyone in your life, and no therapist can promise how a relationship will turn out.
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