Therapist profile
Deborah Tommey, LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor - Family and parenting focus
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- Client-Centered Therapy
- Mindfulness techniques
- Solution-Focused work
About Deborah
Deborah Tommey is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 15 years of experience based in Oklahoma. She works with adults and lists stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, depression, LGBT concerns, relationship and family issues, intimacy-related problems, sleep difficulties, anger, career matters, and coping with life changes among her areas of focus.
She trained at Oklahoma State University/Tulsa and uses a person-centered stance in sessions. Deborah asks direct questions about what clients want to change and helps people set practical steps toward those goals. She includes mindfulness practices when they fit the situation and brings solution-focused ideas to short-term problem solving.
Deborah notes particular experience with aging and caregiver stress, grief and hospice-related concerns, hoarding, and behavioral health challenges often tied to trauma. She also supports people navigating sexuality and LGBTQ concerns and offers coaching-style help for career or role changes.
Session work is conversational and goal oriented. She encourages clients to identify small, achievable changes and to notice what helps day to day. Messaging is used between sessions for important updates when needed.
Her approach blends Client-Centered Therapy with Existential and Solution-Focused elements. That mix is aimed at helping people clarify meaning, set realistic goals, and build skills to manage stress and emotional pain. Deborah prefers to work with adults age 20 and older.
How sessions work
How Deborah’s approaches translate to online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting back what matters to the client. In practice this means the therapist follows the client’s lead, asks what change is wanted, and keeps conversations grounded in the client’s experience. It can help with stress, low mood, and relationship concerns.Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on small, practical steps and measurable goals. Sessions look for what is already working and build on strengths to reduce specific problems like sleep disruption, overwhelm, or day-to-day family conflicts.
Mindfulness techniques teach simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and to manage anxiety or grief symptoms. These tools are offered when they fit the person’s comfort and needs.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to choose approaches based on needs, goals, and personal preference rather than using one fixed method. Expect adjustments as progress and goals evolve.
The biography lists phone and video as ways she provides counseling and mentions messaging for brief between-session updates. Confirm the exact session options before booking so they fit your schedule. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counseling into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time so appointments are simpler to keep.
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Experience
15+ years
Listed in
Oklahoma
Languages
English
Questions
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What kinds of home and family concerns are addressed?
She supports adults with relationship and family issues, intimacy-related concerns, caregiving stress, and communication problems.
How does she approach therapy with adults?
Sessions are primarily person-centered with practical solution-focused steps and some mindfulness techniques when helpful.
How much experience does she have working with behavioral health issues?
She has 15 years of experience and has worked with anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, hoarding, and aging-related concerns.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing from Oklahoma.
Are sessions offered in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are used for appointments?
The biography mentions phone and video sessions and the use of messaging between sessions; confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What is the first step to begin working together?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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