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Deborah Beard, LCPC

Stress, Anxiety Relationships Family conflicts Trauma, Abuse Depression
Video Phone Live Chat Messaging

About me

My name is Deborah Beard. I am trained in Marriage & Family Therapy and have served as a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor for over 25 years. I graduated in 1996 with a Masters degree in Science: Family Therapy from Friends University in Wichita, Kansas. My previous work experience as a Human Resource Manager and a Professor of Education bring relatable life skill experiences into each of my sessions. I have served as a counselor in both public and private mental health agencies, primarily for those seeking help with depression,
anxiety, mood disorders, trauma and abuse recovery, relationships, and parenting skills.

Any client who has the courage to seek counseling is someone worth celebrating. With gentleness and warmth, I try to focus on each of my clients' strengths to help them in the areas they desire to change. I utilize counseling tools from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Rational Emotive Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy, and Systemic Therapy as appropriate. Each client's faith and moral values are recognized as a wonderful foundation for their desired growth. I look forward to meeting you!

Professional experience

25yrs in practice
Stress, Anxiety Relationships Family conflicts Trauma, Abuse Depression

Additional areas of focus: Addictions, Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Parenting issues, Anger management, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Attachment issues, Blended family issues, Caregiver issues and stress, Communication problems, Divorce and separation, Domestic violence, Emptiness, Family of origin issues, Family problems, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Infidelity, Life purpose, Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Post-traumatic stress, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Sexual assault and abuse, Social anxiety and phobia, Women's issues

Clinical approaches: Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Gottman Method, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy

Services offered

Video
Phone
Live Chat
Messaging

License information

IL LCPC 180.006969

Reviews

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

Deborah is such a great listener & always supports my feelings. She is sweet & kind & such a supportive person who is always teaching me so much about setting boundaries for myself so I’m not walked all over. Love her help so much!

Written on Aug 07, 2024 after therapy with Deborah for 5 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, and family conflicts

Deborah has quite literally saved me. I was drowning in complex grief with the loss of my husband. Working through it with her has been the best gift I ever gave myself. Deborah has extensive knowledge, life experience, ability to empathize, yet still find humor when appropriate, I just love her.

Written on Jan 30, 2024 after therapy with Deborah for 7 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, grief, self esteem, career difficulties, and coping with life changes

Deborah is an amazing therapist. So is kind and listens and given gives real life experience on how to help you through the problem. I love that she incorporates a higher power into the conversations as well.

Written on Nov 28, 2023 after therapy with Deborah for 1 year and 3 months

She is a great Therapist and has helped me so much!

Written on Aug 16, 2023 after therapy with Deborah for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, sleeping disorders, and anger management

Deborah is a highly competent, compassionate therapist. I can recommend her to anyone who's struggling, especially people who are dealing with trauma.

Written on Mar 28, 2023 after therapy with Deborah for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, and coping with life changes

She’s helped me through a lot and continues to do so on an as needed basis which really helps

Written on Feb 08, 2023 after therapy with Deborah for 10 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, and family conflicts