About me
Facing difficult emotional and interpersonal challenges in our lives can be frightening but can also be a time for growth and healing. Talking with someone who listens without judgment, understands your concerns, and helps clarify issues can be invaluable. I am a culturally competent therapist with experience working with various populations including children, adolescents, adults, couples, military families, and K-12 students.
I graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Northern Arizona University in 1994 and received my Master's in Counseling from the University of Phoenix in 1998. I have over ten years of experience as a clinician working in a variety of community mental health settings and academia. I taught elementary school for 12 years and maintain my teaching certificate in early childhood education (Birth – Age 8/Grade 3). Currently, I work as a K-12 School Counselor in a public school.
My therapeutic approach is solution-focused and strength-based. I utilize evidence-based therapy techniques, such as mindfulness-based interventions and CBT, to address symptoms of PTSD, depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, relational problems, and/or other life stressors. My role as a therapist is to support you and to challenge you on your path to self-improvement and self-empowerment. Through a collaborative process, we can explore and address the underlying causes of problematic behaviors, beliefs, and feelings. Together, we can begin the process of healing.
Specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem, Motivation
- Depression
- ADHD
Addictions , Relationship issues , Family conflicts , Trauma and abuse , Anger management , Bipolar disorder , Coping with life changes , Adoption and foster care , Blended family issues , Codependency , Commitment issues , Read more...
Clinical approaches:
Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy
Years of Experience: 12
Services offered
Messaging
Live Chat
Phone
Video
Licensing
AZ LPC 19442
Reviews
These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Deborah Valerio. 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.
Deborah has been helpful to me in sorting out my options. She listens well and shares her own personal experiences. She is honest about the limits of her expertise.
My husband and I loved working with Deborah! She really understood us and our situation. I loved how she was able to pay attention to both my husband and I during our sessions. She asked really great questions that helped us think and collaborate as a couple and gave us really great ideas on how we can move forward each time we left our meeting. Highly recommend her for couples.
She is so sweet and it very easy to talk to! It genuinely seems like Deborah has your best interests in mind. So understanding and validating!! Couldn't have asked for a better therapist!
Deborah Valerio is a deeply intuitive listener and interpreter in difficult relationship dynamics. Her questions are thought-provoking and meaningful and often get right to the sticking points. She's also fun, light, and very easy to open up to. I'm grateful to have found her, as after only three sessions, my communication with my partner is already shifting and I feel really close to a breakthrough, one way or another. I would recommend Deborah to any struggling couple I know. Thank you, Deborah!
Kind, relatable, punctual, and all else that allows for trust to develop.
Deborah has been amazing at giving me tools to help me be a better version of myself, but also with just listening. I’ve had a lot of curveballs thrown in my life since I started seeing her, and am so thankful to be able to count on her each week to talk through everything. I’m very grateful for Deborah!
Very good at what she does! Relates to situations and my feeling are heard. So far best therapist I’ve had in life.
Deborah is wonderful! She’s kind, helpful and an incredible therapist
I trust the guidance
I feel comfortable and safe opening up to Deborah. She is very kind and gives amazing advice. She is relatable, sweet and caring. 10/10 would recommend her to someone else.
Very understanding and knowledgeable.
We are only a few sessions in but so far I am happy with Deborah
Deborah is wonderful. She's down to earth and make me feel very comfortable to share what going on. She has good insight from personal experience that helps me know I'm not alone in my struggles. She always guides me back to do the things the things that bring me joy. I feel less anxiety and I believe it's because Deborah is in my corner.
Very attentive, sympathetic, and genuine
She’s been great and would recommend 100% IVE really learn a lot about my self and has helped me a ton
Deborah has been a great partner and guide as I’ve worked through a number of issues, from marriage to parenting to understanding myself better.
Deborah is super understanding and makes both sides feel listened to!
I love how understanding she is and makes sure me and my partner are progressing in good terms
Deborah has helped us better communicate in our relationship.
She listens and responds to the concerns of the day, it is nice because she is able to relate and offer tools that are helpful in a seamlessly integrative way into the conversation. It is a sweet breath of fresh air to have her as a sounding board to bounce ideas and issues off of.
Deborah was very supportive, gives me space to talk about my issues.
I felt very comfortable talking with her.
Deborah is a good listener and thoughtful in her approach.
Deborah is amazing. I feel like I am talking to a friend, which allows me to open up and speak freely. She has a gentle way of guiding me back on the right path, and of
helping me see things more clearly. I am so grateful for her, she has helped me immensely.
Deborah is great! Highly recommend her!
She’s really good! She’s really been able to help me. Looking forward to more sessions.
I am so grateful to have someone like Deborah to help me process everything that has happened to me. This last year has been the most difficult one yet, filled with loss and struggle and family problems. I feel confident that I am able to process my emotions in a healthy way when I am working with Deborah.
Deborah has been an excellent therapist for me. She has helped me deal with my feelings of anxiety and has helped me grow my confidence significantly through our discussions. I would highly recommend her.
Deborah is great! She is open minded and supportive and makes me see things that might not have seen before. She makes me think.
Deborah is a great therapist. She recognized a lot of our issues from our first session and has helped us as a couple and individuals. She is one of the few counselors who I had been able to connect with and translate what I say into something my partner understands
Deborah is great at guessing what we can’t seem to say and it’s appreciated. We like her a lot thanks to her understanding and relatability.
Deborah is great at helping me realize what's bothering me just through easy conversation
She’s great! Connected with her well!
She has been amazing and has gotten me through a really tough time. I will always be thankful to her
Glad to have someone like Deborah to talk to and process my emotions.
Deborah has been extremely helpful in helping us have productive, caring conversations we haven’t been able to have on our own. She understands the anxiety and ADHD challenges my husband has and still makes me feel like my feelings are valid as well. She’s been great at helping us learn how to communicate with each other and pinpoint areas in our marriage that need more attention and progress to a new level as well.
Deborah has been amazing! She is incredibly supportive and understanding. I haven't had many sessions but I feel positive that the longer I am with her, the more I will be able to grow.