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Deborah Thoennes

WI LPC 5260-125
Credentials
WI LPC 5260-125
NPI Number
1124451174
Location
Wisconsin
Languages
English
Deborah Thoennes
15 years experience

About Deborah Thoennes

I am licensed in Wisconsin with over 15 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with stress and anxiety, trauma and abuse, motivation, self esteem, and confidence, & depression. I believe in treating everyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. I will tailor our dialog and treatment plan to meet your unique and specific needs. Taking the first step to seeking a more fulfilling and happier life takes courage. I am here to support you in that process.

Licenses

LPC
5260-125

Professional experience

  • ADHD
  • Anger management
  • Bipolar disorder
  • Career difficulties
  • Compassion fatigue
  • Coping with life changes
  • Depression
  • Eating disorders
  • Family conflicts
  • Grief
  • LGBT
  • Parenting issues
  • Relationship issues
  • Self esteem
  • Stress, Anxiety
  • Trauma and abuse

Additional Focus Areas

  • Abandonment
  • Adoption and foster care
  • Aging and geriatric issues
  • Antisocial personality
  • Attachment issues
  • Avoidant personality
  • Body image
  • Cancer
  • Caregiver issues and stress
  • Chronic pain, illness, and disability
  • Co-morbidity
  • Codependency
  • Commitment issues
  • Communication problems
  • Control issues
  • Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
  • Dependent personality
  • Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
  • Dissociation
  • Divorce and separation
  • Domestic violence
  • Eating and food-related issues
  • Emptiness
  • Family of origin issues
  • Family problems
  • Fatherhood issues
  • First responder issues
  • Forgiveness
  • Guilt and shame
  • Hoarding
  • Hospice and end-of-life counseling
  • Impulsivity
  • Infidelity
  • Intellectual disability
  • Isolation / loneliness
  • Jealousy
  • Life purpose
  • Men's issues
  • Midlife crisis
  • Money and financial issues
  • Mood disorders
  • Narcissism
  • Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
  • Panic disorder and panic attacks
  • Paranoia
  • Personality disorders
  • Phobias
  • Post-traumatic stress
  • Postpartum depression
  • Pregnancy and childbirth
  • Prejudice and discrimination
  • Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
  • Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
  • Self-harm
  • Self-love
  • Sexual assault and abuse
  • Smoking / vaping cessation
  • Social anxiety and phobia
  • Somatization
  • Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
  • Women's issues
  • Workplace issues
  • Young adult issues

Clinical Approaches

  • Client-Centered Therapy
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
  • Existential Therapy
  • Internal Family Systems
  • Mindfulness Therapy
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Narrative Therapy
  • Psychodynamic Therapy
  • Solution-Focused Therapy
  • Systemic Therapy
  • Trauma-Focused Therapy

Languages

  • English

15 Reviews

“She's empathic and completely amazing!”

“She is very good at listening, and helping me think things thru”

“The best therapist I can ask for!”

“Deb is amazingly compassionate and understanding of my situation and has been a huge help in sorting out my emotions and triggers and gives great advice on the situation”

“I have liked the sessions and her helping me through life and finding my back bone.”

“I love Deb. She is amazing and so compassionate.”

“She is a very good therapist. She listens to me and provides feedback with helpful options”

“Deborah is wonderful! She listens and is super kind and helpful. I would recommend her hands down!”

“Things are going well after the first 2 sessions so far and I'm confident that they will continue to improve further”

“In a very short time Deborah has helped me find my voice, provided encouragement, sound advice, and shown compassion and patience, allowing me to move forward with confidence in my relationships.”

“Deborah is very kind, listens with empathy and is able to provide me with coping skills to handle challenging situations.”

“She is such an amazing therapist! She gets back to me right away, takes her time to really talk to me and has helped me greatly!”

“She is one of the most compassionate and caring therapists I’ve had!”

“I have been working with Debbie for almost a year now. After trying many other therapists, she was the first one that understood what I was feeling and helped me get to the point of healing, where I will soon no longer need therapy. That is the point of therapy... getting better, and she has gotten me there.”

“I’ve had a very positive experience with Debbie from the start. She’s easy going, attentive, respectful and I feel like I’m talking to someone who understands me and cares about my feelings.”

These reviews represent a few of the most recent positive reviews from the therapist's clients on BetterHelp. Some people's experience may be different.
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