About Deborah
Deborah DuPriest uses a person-centered approach to help people feel heard and understood. She blends that focus with practical strategies from cognitive behavioral therapy and skills from dialectical behavior therapy. Deborah lists LPCC as her credential and brings 18 years of clinical experience in New Mexico.
She helps people handle stress and anxiety with straightforward tools for managing thoughts and daily routines. For those struggling with addictions she works on coping plans and relapse prevention strategies.
Background and approach
Relationship and family concerns are approached by improving communication and setting clearer boundaries. Deborah also supports people processing trauma and abuse, offering approaches that can reduce distress and improve daily functioning. She pays attention to issues such as abandonment, attachment struggles, codependency, and isolation.
Problems like impulsivity, guilt, and forgiveness are addressed with concrete skills and guided conversation. Her sessions are tailored to each person’s needs rather than following a fixed script. She listens for what matters most and adjusts the plan as progress is made.
The work focuses on practical steps you can try between sessions. Clients can expect a calm, respectful space to talk through hard things. Deborah emphasizes collaboration and clear goals so the work feels relevant.
She aims to help people build habits that support a steadier, more satisfying life.
Approaches that translate to online work
Deborah uses client-centered therapy to create a respectful, listening-first environment where people set the pace and focus. This approach helps build trust and makes it easier to raise sensitive topics during remote sessions.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is used to identify unhelpful thought patterns and replace them with practical strategies. CBT works well online because it often involves clear exercises and homework that can be reviewed over video or messaging.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills are taught for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. Those concrete skills can be practiced between sessions using live chat or text check-ins when needed.
Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. That may mean trying an approach for a few sessions and adapting based on what helps most.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect: video calls for face-to-face conversation, phone sessions when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text messaging for brief check-ins and skill coaching. These options make it easier to fit sessions into workdays, manage shorter check-ins, or maintain contact between scheduled appointments.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 18 years
- Licensed
- New Mexico
- Languages
- English