- Person-centered care
- Practical CBT tools
- Motivational support
About Deborah
Dr. Deborah Kay Thompson is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) practicing in Colorado. She brings 23 years of clinical experience to conversations about relationships, mood, addiction, and life transitions. Her work often focuses on stress, anxiety, depression, and issues around intimacy and codependency.
Dr. Thompson uses a straightforward, person-centered style in sessions. She listens first, then helps clients set clear goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Motivational Interviewing are part of her approach when they fit a person's needs. She aims to make sessions practical and focused on everyday changes people can try between meetings.
Her background includes long-term work with people affected by trauma, substance use, and major life changes. That experience informs how she helps clients manage emotions, handle relationship conflicts, and rebuild routines after difficult events. She also supports people dealing with parenting stress, anger, and feelings of isolation.
In the room she emphasizes warmth, respect, and a calm atmosphere. She works with individuals and with couples when relationship concerns are central. Sessions focus on what a client wants to change and on small steps toward those goals.
Clients who choose to start will complete a brief questionnaire to match with her, then schedule sessions based on her availability. She offers services in English and practices in Colorado.
How her approaches shape online therapy
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding a person's experience. It helps people feel heard and clarify what they want to change in their relationships or mood.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and teaches practical skills to change them. CBT can help with anxiety, depression, impulsivity, and managing stress in daily life.
Motivational Interviewing is a collaborative way to strengthen a person's own motivation for change. It is often used when people are working through substance use, ambivalence about change, or goal-setting.
Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't worked before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan over time.
Confirm the available session options before booking, as formats were not specified in the provided biography. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. Talk with the therapist about what will best fit the client's routine and needs.
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Experience
23+ years
Credentials
Colorado
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she commonly help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, addiction, trauma, parenting strain, codependency, and related issues.
What is her general therapy style?
She uses a warm, person-centered approach and combines it with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Motivational Interviewing when helpful.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has provided mental health services for 23 years, including work with trauma, substance use, and life transitions.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is an LMFT - Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - practicing in Colorado.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.