About Deborah
Deborah Feingold-Fisher is a licensed clinical social worker who brings 27 years of experience to her work. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD concerns, and parenting challenges. Her approach is direct and compassionate, aimed at practical change rather than jargon.
She creates a calm space where clients can talk through difficult feelings without judgment. Deborah listens closely and helps people set small, doable steps toward their goals.
Background and approach
Conversations often include ways to manage anger, boost self-esteem, and cope with life changes. Her work draws on client-centered methods that follow the person's lead, along with cognitive behavioral techniques to change unhelpful thinking and behavior. Mindfulness practices are used to build present-moment awareness and reduce overwhelm.
Motivational interviewing helps when people feel stuck or unsure about change. Deborah has experience with issues that affect LGBTQ people, career concerns, compassion fatigue, and challenges tied to developmental differences such as autism and intellectual disability. She also supports people navigating gender dysphoria, midlife transitions, and young adult issues.
Sessions are offered in English and are available through a mix of video, phone, chat, and text formats. The therapy process begins with a short intake and a collaborative plan. Deborah aims to empower clients so they can make steady progress in everyday life.
How Deborah Uses Talk, Thought Work, and Mindfulness Online
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and following the person's own goals. The therapist offers empathy and reflection so the client can better understand their feelings and decide what matters most. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at unhelpful thoughts and patterns and replaces them with practical strategies for daily life; it is often used for anxiety, depression, and trouble concentrating. Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices that reduce reactivity and help with stress and impulsivity.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work together. Deborah will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. Clients are invited to try techniques and give feedback so the plan can be adjusted as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video is useful when visual cues and a fuller conversation are helpful. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when a quieter check-in is needed. Chat and text messaging work well for short updates, goal reminders, or when written reflection feels most helpful. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy life and keep momentum between appointments.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Gender dysphoria
- Intellectual disability
- Midlife crisis
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 27 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English
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