About Deborah
Deborah Kulp is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Pennsylvania with twenty years of counseling experience. She takes a client-centered approach and focuses on practical steps people can use to feel steadier and more in control. Sessions are designed to be clear and down-to-earth so parents and busy adults can follow along easily.
Deborah blends several approaches to match what a person needs. She uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help shift unhelpful thoughts and patterns.
Background and approach
Dialectical behavior strategies are used when emotion regulation and strong reactions get in the way of daily life. Mindfulness exercises and emotionally-focused work are woven in to strengthen awareness and connection to what matters. That mix can be helpful for anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, and struggles with addiction or intimacy.
She also supports people dealing with stress from parenting, career change, seasonal mood shifts, and ADHD-related challenges. Her style is straightforward and compassionate. Sessions often include skill-building, problem-solving, and real-life practice between meetings.
Deborah aims to help people notice small changes that add up over time. Deborah presents questions, feedback, and tools in plain language so progress feels manageable. She encourages people to set short-term goals and then checks in on what’s working and what needs adjusting.
Therapeutic approaches and online counseling options
Deborah commonly draws on client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) when working with people online. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and responding to what matters most to the individual, helping them make sense of feelings and priorities. CBT is practical and task-oriented, teaching ways to identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors that maintain anxiety or depression. DBT adds concrete skills for managing intense emotions, improving distress tolerance, and easing relationship tensions.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Deborah will discuss goals, try different techniques, and adjust the plan based on what helps. This collaborative process lets people test tools and keep what proves useful while setting realistic short-term goals.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls allow real-time conversation and visual cues similar to in-person sessions. Phone sessions can fit into a tight schedule or when lower bandwidth is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief check-ins, skill reminders, or when writing feels easier than talking. These options give flexibility to match session style to the issue and day-to-day demands.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- Pennsylvania
- Languages
- English