Deborah Richert

Deborah Richert is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LCMFT) with 11 years of clinical experience. She brings a relaxed, approachable manner to sessions and focuses on identifying each person's strengths. Deborah helps people sort through hard moments without judgment and often uses warmth and a bit of humor to ease difficult conversations.

She works with depression, anxiety, trauma and abuse, relationship struggles, and addictions. Additional areas she addresses include attachment and abandonment concerns, codependency, communication problems, chronic illness and pain, and feelings of isolation or loneliness. She also supports people coping with guilt, shame, impulsivity, and panic symptoms.

Deborah uses several practical therapy approaches. She draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how past relationships shape current patterns. Cognitive behavioral techniques help people spot unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. Client-centered work keeps the client's goals and choices central in each session.

Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth. She treats each person as an individual and aims to build a working plan together. Sessions usually focus on small, doable steps that fit into everyday life rather than long lists of tasks.

Deborah understands that reaching out is hard. She encourages people to have a voice in their care and to take the pace that feels right. The goal is to ease distress and strengthen the skills needed for better day-to-day functioning.

How Deborah's Approaches Work Online

Attachment-based work looks at how early connections affect current relationships and emotional patterns. Online sessions can use this approach to talk through past relationship patterns and practice new ways of relating in everyday life.

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and try small behavior changes to test new outcomes. In remote sessions this often means setting simple homework, reviewing what happened between meetings, and tracking progress together.

Client-centered therapy focuses on the person’s own goals and choices. The therapist follows the client's lead, offers reflective listening, and helps the client decide next steps that feel manageable.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Deborah will collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their needs, goals, and preferences. She adjusts the plan as progress or challenges emerge.

Confirm current session formats before booking to know how she conducts meetings. Many people find online options make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow check-ins from different locations. Other practical benefits include easier scheduling around work or caregiving and the ability to use short sessions for quick skill practice.