About Debra
Debra Kemp is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who helps people facing stress and anxiety. She supports clients working through addiction concerns, anger, low self-esteem, depression, and life transitions. Debra emphasizes practical steps and steady progress rather than quick fixes.
She views each person as the expert on their own life. That belief shapes how she listens and asks questions. Debra looks for strengths and small wins clients can build on.
Background and approach
She encourages simple strategies people can use between sessions to manage mood and behavior. In sessions, Debra offers a calm, straightforward approach. She helps clients name what feels hard and tries out new ways to cope.
Conversations focus on practical tools for motivation, confidence, and handling intense feelings. She also addresses relationship strain, grief, and issues tied to parenting or career changes. Her background includes a decade of professional experience as a counselor in Georgia.
Debra draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to shape treatment plans. She matches tools to each person’s needs instead of using a one-size-fits-all method. People who work with Debra often start by tackling what's most disruptive in daily life.
Then they build toward longer term shifts in thinking and behavior. She offers a steady, encouraging presence while clients practice new skills. Taking that first step into therapy is noted as an important act of courage, and Debra aims to make the process manageable and clear.
How therapeutic methods translate to online care
Debra uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical coping skills and behavior changes. One common approach emphasizes skill-building for anxiety and stress - teaching breathing and grounding techniques, breaking problems into manageable steps, and practicing short exercises to reduce overwhelm. This helps when worry interferes with daily tasks.Another approach centers on motivation and changing unhelpful patterns. It involves setting clear, achievable goals, tracking small wins, and adjusting strategies when something isn’t working. This style helps with addictions, low motivation, and rebuilding confidence.
Choosing the best approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they decide which techniques to try and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online therapy with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging offers flexibility. Video lets people use face-to-face interaction for deeper conversations. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a quick check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging can fit shorter updates, coaching-style guidance, or times when typing feels easier than speaking. These options make it simpler to fit regular work on goals into a busy life.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Anger management
Also listed
- ADHD
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Trauma and abuse
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Georgia
- Languages
- English
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