About Debra
Debra Kemp is a Licensed Professional Counselor practicing in Georgia who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship concerns. She supports clients working through addiction and anger, and she offers guidance on self-esteem, motivation, and coping with life changes. Debra approaches therapy as a collaborative effort.
She treats each person as the expert on their own story and looks for strengths to build on. Sessions focus on practical steps and straightforward conversation rather than jargon.
Background and approach
The goal is to make small, usable changes that fit into daily life. With ten years of clinical experience, Debra draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address trauma, grief, bipolar mood concerns, intimacy-related issues, parenting stresses, and career transitions. She also helps with compassion fatigue and ADHD-related challenges.
Her style tends to be direct, supportive, and goal-oriented, helping people set manageable targets and track progress. Debra offers a mix of session formats to suit different needs, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. That flexibility makes it easier to keep momentum between sessions and to choose the format that fits a client's routine.
People who meet with Debra often come for help with practical problem solving and clearer next steps. She encourages small experiments and reflection so clients can see what works. Starting therapy is framed as a process, and she helps people move forward at a pace that feels right.
How evidence-based techniques work online
Debra uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change and coping skills. One common approach is skills-focused work that teaches concrete strategies for managing anxiety and stress, such as breathing exercises, activity planning, and stepwise exposure to feared situations. These techniques help reduce symptoms by giving clear tools to use between sessions.Another approach emphasizes problem-solving and behavior change to address issues like addiction, anger, and motivation. This style breaks larger goals into small, achievable tasks and tracks progress over time, which can help with building confidence and improving daily routines.
Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. The therapist works together with each person to choose techniques that match their needs, goals, and preferences. That collaborative process means plans can be adjusted as progress is made or new priorities appear.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, and they make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule. Video calls allow fuller conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be a shorter check-in or an alternative when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging let people send quick updates, try coaching-style prompts, and maintain momentum between sessions.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Anger management
Also listed
- ADHD
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Trauma and abuse
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Georgia
- Languages
- English