Deborah Tommey, LPC

Deborah Tommey, LPC, helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, and intimacy-related issues. She works with adults and brings a calm, hopeful approach to difficult life moments. Her practice includes support for LGBT concerns, hoarding, caregiver strain, and aging-related issues. Deborah aims to create a warm, respectful space where people can talk about what matters to them.

Deborah earned a Master of Counseling from Oklahoma State University/Tulsa and holds a Licensed Professional Counselor credential. She has about 15 years of counseling experience and has led support groups and training for other professionals. Her background includes work with grief, dementia and cognitive impairment, and varied behavioral health concerns.

In sessions she starts by asking what change the client wants to see. She favors a person-centered stance that centers the client's own goals and values. Deborah blends solution-focused steps, existential questions about meaning, and mindfulness techniques when they fit the client's needs.

Sessions are conversational and practical. Deborah listens closely, offers reflective feedback, and suggests small experiments or coping strategies to try between meetings. She also uses messaging for brief notes between sessions when something important comes up.

People who choose Deborah often want steady support while they sort out relationships, career shifts, loss, or ongoing stress. She prefers working with adults aged 20 and older and practices in Oklahoma.

Approaches and Online Care That Fit Your Life

Deborah commonly uses Client-Centered Therapy to keep the client’s goals front and center. This approach means sessions focus on what matters to the person, with the therapist listening, reflecting, and supporting the client’s choices. It is useful for making decisions, improving self-esteem, and coping with life transitions.

She also uses Existential Therapy to look at meaning, values, and life purpose. Those conversations help when people feel stuck, empty, or unsure about direction. Mindfulness techniques are added when helpful to teach simple skills for calming the body and managing stress in daily life.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Deborah will discuss what feels most useful and adapt methods based on the client’s needs, goals, and preferences. The process is collaborative and may shift over time as progress is made.

The biography indicates she offers phone and video sessions and uses messaging between appointments for brief updates. Confirm the current session options before booking to make sure they fit your routine. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time so people can meet from wherever they are able.