- ACT methods
- DBT skills
- Client-centered work
About Deborah
Deborah Lynn Sokolowski is an LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) in Wisconsin with three years of professional counseling experience. She works with people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, addiction, relationship concerns, depression, grief, and issues around guilt and shame. Sessions are conducted in English and she accepts international clients.
Her approach is straightforward and centered on practical skills. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Client-Centered Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) to help people manage overwhelming feelings and build more workable habits. Deborah emphasizes mindfulness and concrete strategies rather than jargon.
She has experience in several care settings and with a wide range of life problems. Her background includes work in residential programs, partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient programs, and private practice. That variety informs how she structures sessions and selects tools that fit daily life.
In a typical session she listens, clarifies what matters to the client, and practices exercises that can be used between meetings. Work may include learning distress-tolerance skills from DBT, noticing unhelpful thoughts with ACT ideas, and using client-centered conversation to find what feels important.
People come for help with issues such as attachment and abandonment, communication or control struggles, divorce and separation, post-traumatic stress, and trouble with self-esteem or self-love. Deborah frames the work as collaborative problem-solving focused on realistic steps and steady practice.
How Deborah uses ACT and DBT for remote sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on noticing thoughts and choosing actions that match what matters to you. It can help with guilt, shame, anxiety, and feeling stuck by shifting attention from trying to stop thoughts to building meaningful behavior.Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches concrete skills for handling strong emotions, reducing reactivity, and improving communication. Those skills are often useful for panic, anger, interpersonal conflict, and intense self-criticism.
Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and reflection so the client can find their own direction. Together with ACT or DBT, it supports practical skill-building and clearer decision making. Deborah will collaborate with each person to figure out which approach, or combination, fits their needs and preferences. She treats that selection as part of the early work rather than a fixed choice.
The therapist biography does not specify available online session formats, so confirm the current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and let people use skills learned in therapy in real life soon after practice. Licensed professionals often adapt exercises, worksheets, and DBT practices for remote meetings so the work stays practical and focused on daily problems.
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Experience
3+ years
Listed in
Wisconsin
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship and family concerns, depression, grief, anger, and guilt and shame among other issues.
How does she approach feelings of guilt or shame?
She combines Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and DBT techniques with client-centered conversation to help people notice painful thoughts, practice coping skills, and identify values they want to act on.
What is her background and experience?
She has three years of counseling experience and has worked in residential settings, partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient programs, and private practice.
What credentials and location should I know about?
She holds the LPC credential (Licensed Professional Counselor) and practices in Wisconsin.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
Sessions are offered in English and she does accept international clients.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm the current session options before booking.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What do I do to begin working together?
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.