Deborah Devlin, LPCC

Deborah Devlin is a licensed professional clinical counselor (LPCC) based in Ohio with 25 years of experience. She helps people who are coping with stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, grief, and intimacy-related issues. She also supports people facing parenting strain, sleep or eating concerns, ADHD, and a variety of life changes.

Her approach is practical and person-centered. She uses tools from cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help people learn new skills. Attachment-Based Therapy and client-centered methods guide how she builds a working relationship with each person.

Deborah trained in social work and community counseling, holding a bachelor’s degree in social work from the University of Akron and a master’s degree in community counseling from Malone University. She also has a master’s degree in philosophy and is completing a doctoral program at Walden University, where her dissertation focused on post-traumatic growth and military members.

Over her career she has worked in outpatient clinics, hospitals, disaster response teams, and home-based programs, and has provided services overseas to military populations. That range of settings has shaped a flexible style that adapts to the needs people bring.

In sessions she aims to help clients identify clear goals and take manageable steps forward. The work is collaborative and focused on practical strategies people can use between meetings.

How Deborah’s approaches translate to online care

Deborah draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in her work. ACT helps people clarify what matters most to them and take actions that match those values, which can help with anxiety, depression, and life transitions. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning, a good fit for stress, insomnia, and mood concerns.

Finding the right approach is part of therapy. Deborah will work together with each person to choose and adapt methods based on goals, preferences, and what works in early sessions. That collaboration makes it easier to adjust techniques if something is not helping.

Practical benefits of online care can include fitting sessions into a busy schedule and easier attendance when work or travel makes in-person visits difficult. Because the biography does not list specific session formats, confirm available options before booking. Online work still allows skills practice, check-ins on homework between visits, and a focus on real-life steps to meet personal goals.