Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Depression
How Deborah works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMHC
- Licensed in
- New York
- Years in practice
- 10
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Deborah
Deborah LaBounty is a licensed mental health counselor practicing in New York. She has about 10 years of professional experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, addiction struggles, and relationship or family concerns. Deborah focuses on making the first step into therapy feel manageable and respectful.
Her style is open and warm. She creates a space where people can say what they are feeling without judgment. Sessions are straightforward and practical, with an emphasis on clear goals and usable tools that fit daily life.
Background and approach
Deborah draws from several well-known approaches to tailor work to each person. She uses client-centered methods to follow a person’s pace and priorities. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques help identify unhelpful thoughts and change patterns that keep someone stuck.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills are used when emotional regulation or intense reactions become overwhelming. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing is also part of her toolkit for people processing past trauma. She also supports issues around parenting stress, grief, sleeping problems, self-esteem, and career transitions.
Deborah offers practical ways to cope with life changes and to build steadier routines. People meet her for short-term coaching or longer work depending on goals. She encourages honest conversation and collaborative planning to move toward clearer, more manageable days.
What Deborah works with
Everything Deborah lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Deborah's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Depression
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Deborah lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How Deborah’s approaches translate to online therapy
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following a person’s priorities. Online sessions use that method to let conversations unfold at each person’s pace, which is helpful for emotional topics and relationship concerns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thinking and behavior patterns. Over video or phone, CBT tools like thought records and behavior experiments are taught and practiced between sessions to reduce anxiety and anger.Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, brings concrete skills for managing strong emotions and improving communication. In online work DBT skills such as distress tolerance and emotion regulation can be reviewed, practiced in session, and used in real time through messaging when appropriate. Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process; Deborah works collaboratively to choose methods that match a person’s goals, needs, and comfort with different tools.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and teaching skills. Phone sessions can fit a commute or a quick check-in when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging provide brief check-ins, progress notes, or skill reminders between sessions. These options aim to make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into busy lives.
Questions people ask about Deborah
What kinds of concerns does Deborah help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship and family concerns, depression, grief, anger, self-esteem, ADHD, and related issues listed in her profile.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her approach is open and nonjudgmental. Sessions are practical, with a focus on goals and tools that people can use between meetings.
What is her background and experience?
She holds a Licensed Mental Health Counselor credential and brings about 10 years of professional experience working with the listed concerns.
Where does she practice and what credential does she hold?
She is licensed in New York as an LMHC and practices with that credential in the state.
Are sessions available in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients.
What session formats are offered?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model 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 schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.