01 · Who Deboraha works with

Deboraha works with stress, Anxiety, grief and intimacy-related issues

Deboraha lists 10 specialisms and 11 further focus areas. Specialisms are the subjects Deboraha chose to list first, which is the closest a listing gets to “this is my actual practice”.

02 · In Deboraha's own words

What Deboraha says about the work

Reproduced in full and unedited - not summarised, not tightened, not rewritten in a house voice.

Hello, I am Deboraha Johnson a licensed professional counselor (LPC) with a Master of Science degree in Clinical Counseling and Psychology. I have 17 years of experience working with many populations and mental health concerns, including but not limited to, working with adult clients with depression, stress, anxiety, grief/loss, and chronic illness. My experience includes individual and group therapy in an outpatient setting. I have nine plus years of experience working with couples/relationship issues. I will work with you to develop treatment goals that are specific for your unique needs.

My counseling style is eclectic drawing on a variety of modalities to best serve a client’s needs and goals. The modalities that have demonstrated most useful are: Client-Centered, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Solution Focused Therapy. If you select me, I look forward to taking this therapeutic journey together.

SPECIALTIES • Depression • Grief/Loss • Self esteem • Chronic Illness

Also experienced in: Stress, Anxiety, Relationship issues, Grief/Loss, Coping with life changes, military family culture, and employment/job stressors. Read more...

Clinical approaches: Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Solution-Focused Therapy Years of Experience: 17

Deboraha Johnson MS, NCC, LPC

Deboraha Johnson, on the BetterHelp listing · read 9 Oct 2026

03 · How Deboraha works

The 3 approaches Deboraha lists, in plain English

These are the clinical methods Deboraha lists. The descriptions are Maker Therapy's, not Deboraha's - a general explanation of what each method is, so the list means something before you have spoken to anybody. They are not a claim about how Deboraha runs a session.

Client-Centred TherapyPerson-centred · Rogerian

The therapist does not steer toward a technique or a diagnosis. They offer sustained, non-judgemental attention and reflect back what they hear, on the premise that people find their own direction when they are genuinely listened to. Often what people mean by “someone who just gets it”.

Cognitive Behavioural TherapyCBT

Structured, present-focused work on the loop between what you think, how you feel and what you then do. Usually means noticing a thought pattern in the room, testing it against evidence, and practising something different between sessions. Among the most heavily researched talking therapies for depression and anxiety.

Solution-Focused Brief TherapySFBT

Starts from where you want to end up rather than from how you got here. Sessions look for the times the problem is already smaller and work out what is different about those, so the number of sessions tends to be short and the work concrete.

04 · What happens next

From this page to a first session

Deboraha practises through BetterHelp, so the route in is BetterHelp's. This is that sequence, written by Maker Therapy from the platform's published process - not a description of Deboraha's own practice, and not a promise about how quickly anything happens.

1. A questionnaire, not a booking form

   BetterHelp opens with a set of questions about what you are dealing with, what you want from therapy, and any preferences on the therapist. You are not booking Deboraha at this point.

2. Naming Deboraha specifically

   BetterHelp matches algorithmically by default, so asking for Deboraha is a step you have to take. There is a field for requesting a specific therapist during sign-up, and you can switch afterwards from your account. Starting from a link on this page does not by itself assign you to Deboraha.

3. If the caseload is full

   You will be offered somebody else rather than put on a waitlist. Worth knowing, because it is easy to assume a match is the person you asked for.

4. The first conversation

   A first session is typically history and orientation: what brought you, what has been tried, what you want to be different. It is also where the questions in the next section belong.

5. If the fit is wrong

   Changing therapist on BetterHelp does not need a reason. A first session that does not click is common and is not a verdict on therapy. That option existing is the main practical difference between a platform and a private practice.

05 · Before you commit

3 questions worth asking Deboraha

Built from what Deboraha actually lists, so they are answerable and specific rather than generic. Maker Therapy's, not Deboraha's - Deboraha has not seen them and is under no obligation to answer any of them.

• “You list both Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Client-Centred Therapy. Which do you lean on with someone like me?”

  Those two point in different directions - one structured and led by the therapist, the other led by you. The answer tells you what the sessions will actually feel like.

• “With 19 years in, what has changed most in how you work?”

  Long experience is only an advantage if it has been examined. This tends to surface whether it has.

• “How do you handle the gap between sessions if something comes up?”

  On BetterHelp this varies a great deal by therapist. Better to know the rhythm now than to discover it on a bad week.

06 · Practical details

Credentials and licensing

Credential

LPC

Licensed in

Georgia

Licence

GA LPC LPC005419

Licence number

LPC005419

Licence expires

30 Sep 2028

NPI

1295048965

Years in practice

19

Gender

Female

Languages

English

International clients

Accepted

Listed since

15 May 2026

07 · Provenance

Where every line on this page came from

Deboraha's name, credential, state, subjects, approaches and biography are read from BetterHelp's therapist roster, which Maker Therapy re-reads once a day; this page reflects the reading taken on 9 Oct 2026. The licence number and NPI are cross-checked against public registers.

The plain-English method descriptions, the first-session walkthrough and the questions are written by Maker Therapy and labelled as such wherever they appear.

Maker Therapy is not BetterHelp, does not take bookings, and has not met Deboraha. There are no reviews or ratings on this page because we have no way to verify one. If you start therapy through a link here, we may be paid a commission - it does not change your price and it does not affect who appears here or in what order.

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