- Guilt and shame
- Trauma and abuse
- CBT and EMDR
About Deborah
Deborah Dhillon is an LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker practicing in Oregon with three years of post-qualification experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, bipolar mood concerns, depression, addictions, relationship and eating issues, anger, self-esteem problems, and coping with life changes including compassion fatigue, ADHD, and guilt and shame.
Her style is direct and practical. She encourages people to name what feels hard and then take steps to address it. Sessions focus on clear goals and straightforward strategies rather than vague platitudes. Deborah aims to treat people with respect and to avoid judgment while helping them confront patterns that cause pain.
Deborah draws on client-centered work to keep the person’s experience central. She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. When trauma is involved, EMDR and mindfulness tools may be offered alongside DBT skills for emotion regulation.
In a session someone can expect a mix of talking, skill practice, and small experiments to try between meetings. She works with practical problems like communication, control issues, codependency, and managing chronic pain alongside emotional concerns such as abandonment, attachment wounds, and forgiveness.
Her practice notes that cost varies by location and that sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Sessions are conducted in English. To begin, people are asked to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
Online approaches and how they fit into sessions
Deborah uses client-centered work to keep the person and their goals central. That means sessions begin with the client’s concerns and priorities, and the therapist responds to what matters most to the person rather than following a rigid plan. Client-centered work can help with relationship issues, self-esteem, and navigating shame.She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, a practical method that identifies thought patterns and tests them with behavioral experiments. CBT helps with anxiety, depression, and many forms of guilt by giving concrete exercises to try between sessions. Dialectical Behavior Therapy adds emotion regulation and distress-tolerance skills for people whose feelings feel overwhelming.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Deborah will collaborate with the client to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and personal preferences. That decision can shift over time as progress and new challenges appear.
The original biography does not specify which online session formats are used, so confirm current options before booking. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. Therapists and licensed professionals can adjust session pace, use brief skills practice, or plan experiments that suit a person’s daily life.
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Experience
3+ years
Listed in
Oregon
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of guilt or shame does she address?
She helps people dealing with guilt or shame tied to relationships, past actions, family or faith, and lingering shame from trauma.
How would Deborah approach feelings of guilt in sessions?
Her approach is direct and practical. She combines talking, cognitive work to reframe thoughts, and skills practice to reduce unhelpful reactions.
What experience does she bring to these concerns?
Deborah holds an LCSW and has three years of experience since gaining that credential working in mental health settings.
Where does she practice and what credential does she hold?
She practices in Oregon and is an LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker in that state.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English, and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are used?
The original profile does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.