Deborah Abram

Deborah Abram is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with 22 years of experience helping people facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and anger. She works with individuals dealing with self-esteem struggles, life changes, relationship and intimacy concerns, and bipolar and mood disorders. Deborah also supports people wrestling with caregiver strain, loneliness, codependency, and end-of-life issues.

She uses a mix of approaches and draws from different methods to match each person’s needs. Deborah describes her style as warm, non-judgmental, and practical. Sessions focus on building skills, finding small changes that matter, and exploring values and faith when relevant.

Her toolbox includes client-centered listening, cognitive behavioral strategies to shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, dialectical behavior skills for managing strong emotions, mindfulness practices to increase calm, and motivational interviewing to support change. She also integrates creativity coaching and spiritual direction when clients want to bring faith or creative work into therapy.

Deborah offers phone, video, and live chat sessions with messaging between appointments; she does not do stand-alone messaging therapy. She holds LCMHC and LMHC credentials in New Hampshire and Florida and practices from Florida. Sessions are conducted in English.

People who are worried about reaching out often find it helpful that she aims to make the first steps easier. She encourages a collaborative approach, helping each person set goals and try practical strategies for coping, healing, and finding more meaning.

How Deborah Uses Evidence-Based Tools Online

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and collaboration. The therapist follows the person’s lead, reflecting concerns and helping clarify goals so the client feels understood. This approach helps with stress, grief, and relationship worries by making space to talk and find priorities.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new ways of thinking and acting. Clients learn practical skills to reduce anxiety, manage mood swings, and change behaviors that get in the way of daily life.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, offers concrete emotion regulation and distress-tolerance skills for managing intense feelings such as anger. It teaches step-by-step strategies to notice emotions, tolerate distress, and improve interpersonal effectiveness.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Deborah collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences. She adjusts techniques over time and checks in to make sure the plan is helpful.

Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Please confirm the current session options before booking, since formats can vary. She provides phone, video, and live chat sessions with messaging between appointments; she does not offer stand-alone messaging therapy. These options can allow shorter check-ins, avoid travel time, or let someone choose a non-video conversation depending on what works best for them.