Holistic Jungian therapist specializing in trauma and relationships
I am a Marriage and Family therapist with over 30 years experience. I have worked in a variety of settings: community mental health settings, inpatient alcohol and drug treatment counselor, as well as an outpatient counselor for recovering people and family members, Sexual Assault Crisis Center working with adults recently assaulted, or assaulted as children. I have maintained a private practice for much of my career, helping people navigate divorce, death, job loss, changes to employment, depression, anxiety, stress, anger, parenting, relationships, and health changes. For the last 10 years I have worked exclusively with our military and their families on military installations in the United States, as well as installations outside the United States.
I believe the single best predictor of a helpful experience in therapy/counseling is the relationship between counselor and client. I want to have an early conversation with clients about goals. What is it the client wants to gain or achieve from our time together. I encourage clients to use community resources when available and appropriate. Hurting people frequently do better with a network of support. The goal is for clients to develop a way to successfully navigate the pain that brought them to our time together.
My style is interactive. My approach to providing counseling is eclectic: humanistic, psychodynamic as well as rational emotive. What a session looks like/feels like is driven by client needs. A recent widows’ needs are different from those of a 30 year old struggling with sobriety.
It takes courage to ask for help. I am cognizant that I stand on sacred ground when another person shares their pain, fear and struggles.
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Deborah Hill is a marriage and family therapist with three decades of clinical experience, offering practical and compassionate care to individuals, couples and families in Tennessee. She has practiced in a wide range of settings, including community mental health, inpatient alcohol and drug treatment, outpatient services for people in recovery and their family members, and a Sexual Assault Crisis Center where she worked with adults recently assaulted as well as those assaulted in childhood.
For much of her career she has maintained a private practice, helping people navigate divorce, bereavement, job loss, employment changes, depression, anxiety, stress, anger, parenting challenges, relationship difficulties, and health changes. During the past 10 years she has focused exclusively on serving military service members and their families on installations both inside and outside the United States.
She views the therapeutic relationship as the single best predictor of a helpful counseling experience and prioritizes an early conversation about goals – what the client hopes to gain from their time together. Deborah encourages the use of community resources when appropriate, believing that many people heal more effectively with a broader network of support. Her aim is to help clients develop strategies to manage and move through the pain that brought them to therapy.
Her clinical style is interactive and eclectic, drawing from humanistic, psychodynamic, and rational emotive approaches. Session content and tone are driven by each client’s needs – the priorities of a recent widow differ from those of a 30-year-old working toward sobriety. She recognizes the courage it takes to seek help and treats each client’s disclosures of pain, fear, and struggle with deep respect and care. Deborah is a licensed marriage and family therapist in Tennessee, bringing 30 years of professional experience to her work.
Many people wonder whether remote therapy can truly help. For common concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, and life transitions, research and clinical practice indicate that online therapy is comparable in effectiveness to traditional in-person sessions.
One major benefit is scheduling flexibility – clients can choose the format that works best for them, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or in-app messaging. This adaptability makes it easier to attend sessions amid work, family, or other commitments.
Therapists who offer online care are licensed professionals, and clients may switch to a different therapist if they feel a different fit would be more helpful. Online therapy offers a practical option for many people seeking consistent, goal-focused support.
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