About Deborah
Dr. Deborah (Deb) Kutner is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) based in Florida with 12 years of clinical experience. She combines a health psychology perspective with a personable, collaborative style.
She asks clients to call her Deb and aims for a relaxed, conversational tone in sessions. Deb helps people facing anxiety, stress, grief, depression, and relationship concerns. She also supports those dealing with trauma and abuse, intimacy-related questions, gender dysphoria, and issues related to sexuality and non-traditional relationships.
Background and approach
Her practice includes work with caregiver stress, hospice and end-of-life concerns, and multicultural challenges. Her approach is grounded in client-centered therapy, so sessions focus on each person’s story and goals. She also uses dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) skills and mindfulness practices to help people manage intense emotions and reduce anxiety.
Trauma-focused and narrative ideas guide work with past hurts and identity questions. Deb describes the therapeutic relationship as collaborative. She listens for strengths and helps clients decide what to try next.
Practical tools, skills practice, and thoughtful conversation are woven together during sessions. Online sessions are part of her practice and she recognizes they feel different from in-person meetings. She invites people to share how they like to work and tailors the pace and methods accordingly.
Online approaches that meet you where you are
Client-centered therapy places the client’s experience at the center of sessions. It involves open-ended conversation and shared decision making to set goals that matter to the person. This approach helps when someone wants to reshape personal narratives, build self-understanding, or find clearer priorities.Dialectical behavior therapy, or DBT, offers concrete skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and better communication. These skills are useful for managing anxiety, intense moods, and relationship conflicts in day-to-day life. Mindfulness therapy trains simple attention and grounding practices that reduce rumination and improve focus during stressful moments.
Finding the right fit is part of the work. Deb will collaborate with each person to choose or combine approaches based on goals, needs, and how a person responds to different methods. That process is flexible and adjusted over time as progress and priorities change.
Online therapy with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging makes it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules. Video lets people use face-to-face interaction and visual cues. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text are helpful for brief check-ins, skills practice, or when written reflection is preferred. These options increase accessibility and let people try different formats to see what helps most.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Gender dysphoria
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Intimacy-related issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 12 years
- Licensed
- Florida
- Languages
- English
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