About me

I am licensed in Illinois with 47 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with stress and anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, & eating disorders. I believe that you are the expert of your story and that you have many strengths that will assist you in overcoming things that challenge you. Taking the first step to sign up for therapy can take courage and I am proud of you for getting started!

Specialties

  • Stress, Anxiety
  • Relationships
  • Trauma, Abuse
  • Eating disorders
  • Depression
Also experienced in:
LGBT , Family conflicts , Grief , Intimacy-related issues , Self esteem , Bipolar disorder , Coping with life changes , Avoidant personality , Body image , Communication problems , Eating and food-related issues , Infidelity , Jealousy , Read more...
Years of Experience: 47

Services offered


  • Messaging

  • Live Chat

  • Phone

  • Video

Licensing

IL LCSW 149000448

Reviews

These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Deborah Taylor. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with Teen Counseling might be different.

Written on Dec 06, 2024 after therapy with Deborah for 1 month on issues concerning stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, coping with life changes, and coaching

I'm a person of too many words, but Debbie is able to take all the tons of info that comes tumbling out and figure out what is important, what is salient, what can be separated out, and what are the things to think about and do. Thank you for clarity.

Written on Oct 22, 2024 after therapy with Deborah for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, sleeping disorders, self esteem, anger management, and adhd

She makes me feel comfortable and I trust in her knowledge in this respected field.

Written on Oct 20, 2024 after therapy with Deborah for 1 year and 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, lgbt, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, compassion fatigue, and adhd

I appreciate how patient she is. I also appreciate her wide skill sets in different psychological and social areas.

Written on Oct 18, 2024 after therapy with Deborah for 2 months on issues concerning relationship

Very insightful, listens well and offers helpful advice and assignments. She is a very good choice for me and my partner.

Written on Sep 04, 2024 after therapy with Deborah for 3 weeks

Thanks for always listening to me and making me feel smart.

Written on Aug 28, 2024 after therapy with Deborah for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, grief, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, anger management, coping with life changes, and adhd

I have been loving meeting with Deborah! She makes it feel like I am talking to a friend while also still meeting my needs!

Written on Jul 31, 2024 after therapy with Deborah for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, lgbt, career difficulties, and compassion fatigue

Very understand of my needs and what i want to achieve while in therapy.

Written on Jul 28, 2024 after therapy with Deborah for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, self esteem, and adhd

She did a great job being realistic in setting goals and talking through problems. She has great expertise!

Written on Jun 12, 2024 after therapy with Deborah for 3 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, parenting issues, and self esteem

As someone who has went back to therapy multiple times, Deborah has been really helpful and has listened well when I have found that others have not. Appreciate her help

Written on Jun 11, 2024 after therapy with Deborah for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, anger management, career difficulties, coping with life changes, and adhd

Debbie has been wonderful. She’s a great listener, gives great advice, and asks the right questions.

Written on Apr 15, 2024 after therapy with Deborah for 3 months on issues concerning relationship

Insightful and kind. She gets to the heart of the problem.

Written on Apr 15, 2024 after therapy with Deborah for 3 months on issues concerning relationship

very patient and knowledgeable

Written on Apr 10, 2024 after therapy with Deborah for 1 month on issues concerning grief, intimacy-related issues, and eating disorders

This is my third round of therapy (first time with teencounseling.com) and the first time I have felt as if my therapist understood and was willing to help me with my eating disorder. I feel blessed to have been matched with her.

Written on Mar 26, 2024 after therapy with Deborah for 4 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, career difficulties, coping with life changes, and adhd

Can’t recommend enough! Very insightful and helpful! Tells me what I NEED to hear and not what I WANT to hear, very highly recommended!

Written on Feb 21, 2024 after therapy with Deborah for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, self esteem, and adhd

Debbie has been very helpful since day 1. She was able to identify my issues right away and offered great tips for improvement, which have worked very well to keep myself accountable. Thank you, Deborah!

Written on Jan 08, 2024 after therapy with Deborah for 1 month on issues concerning stress, anxiety, family conflicts, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, bipolar disorder, and coping with life changes

I’ve never felt a better sense of comfort and understanding then with Deborah as my therapist. Been through a lot of therapy and I am feeling the most at ease with her

Written on Jan 03, 2024 after therapy with Deborah for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, sleeping disorders, parenting issues, self esteem, anger management, bipolar disorder, coping with life changes, and adhd

Deborah has helped me start understand my emotions and give me tips on how to regulate my emotions. She listens and gives back positive feed back

Written on Dec 01, 2023 after therapy with Deborah for 1 month on issues concerning relationship issues

Deborah was very empathetic and gave me useful information and positive insight into my issues and concerns.

Written on Nov 30, 2023 after therapy with Deborah for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting issues, self esteem, anger management, and adhd

Deborah is amazingly caring and goes out of her way to be attentive to her clients!

Written on Nov 09, 2023 after therapy with Deborah for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, grief, self esteem, career difficulties, and coping with life changes

Deb is patient, kind, and understanding. She remembers details from each session and assigns "homework" in between sessions that is very useful. She responds to messages quickly and in a timely manner. She is above all a compassionate listener, and I would highly recommend her as a therapist.

Written on Oct 09, 2023 after therapy with Deborah for 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, self esteem, anger management, and coping with life changes

She’s been great! she listens and responds in ways that help me grow every single session

Written on Sep 21, 2023 after therapy with Deborah for 2 weeks on issues concerning relationship

She is great and I feel I have a connection with her

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