Debora Van Romer

Calm, clear guidance for life’s challenges

LPCC Ohio

Experience: 16 years in practice
Focus areas: Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Trauma and abuse
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Attachment-Based Therapy
Languages: English

About Debora

Debora Van Romer is an Ohio-licensed LPCC who supports people facing stress, anxiety, grief, relationship difficulties, trauma and other life transitions.

Background and approach

With 16 years of professional experience, she helps clients navigate challenges such as depression, family conflicts, intimacy concerns, parenting stress, and compassion fatigue while attending to related issues like abandonment, attachment patterns, and communication problems. Her work emphasizes a collaborative, nonjudgmental atmosphere where clients can explore thoughts and emotions and build practical strategies for change.

She draws from cognitive behavioral techniques to identify and reframe unhelpful thinking patterns, and she incorporates attachment-based and emotionally focused ideas to address relationship and bonding concerns. Existential and client-centered perspectives also inform her approach, providing space for values exploration and empathic listening.

Debora accepts sessions in English and provides multiple online formats to fit varied needs. Prospective clients in Ohio can begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling according to the therapist's availability.

Fees vary by location and availability and are managed through a cancellable subscription.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Debora integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy alongside client-centered principles to guide online work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying and shifting unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can help with anxiety, depression, and stress by providing concrete tools and practice between sessions. Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early relational patterns influence current relationships and emotional responses, making it useful for intimacy issues, family conflicts, and attachment concerns. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathic listening and a supportive stance, creating space for clients to clarify values and make choices at their own pace.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and she collaborates with clients to determine which methods best fit their goals, preferences, and life circumstances. This collaborative exploration helps tailor techniques and session pacing so that interventions feel relevant and manageable.

Online sessions can be conducted by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different schedules and comfort levels. These formats provide flexibility for those balancing work, family, or geographic constraints and allow clients to continue therapy when in-person visits are not feasible. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises, homework, and relational work to these formats so clients can progress toward their goals from wherever they are.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she commonly help with?

She works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and family problems, grief, self-esteem, intimacy-related issues, parenting, anger, compassion fatigue, and other listed focus areas.

What therapeutic approaches does she use?

Her work integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) along with attachment-based, emotionally-focused, client-centered, and existential approaches to tailor care to each client’s needs.

How much clinical experience does she have?

The therapist brings 16 years of professional experience to her practice, drawing on diverse approaches to support people through life transitions and relational concerns.

What are her credentials and where is she licensed?

She is an LPCC licensed in Ohio with licence number OH LPCC E.0701076 and practices from that state.

Does she work in other languages or accept international clients?

Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.

Which session formats are available?

Clients can meet via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on their needs and scheduling options.

How are fees and payment handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What steps are involved to begin therapy?

To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuse Depression Coping with life changes

Also works with

LGBTFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteem Compassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shame ImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMoney and financial issuesMood disordersNarcissismPersonality disordersPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Sexual assault and abuseWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyMindfulness TherapyNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

16+ years

Licensed

Ohio

Languages

English