Deborah "Debbie" Kirby, LCSW
Therapist in Oregon
Deborah "Debbie" Kirby is a licensed clinical social worker with 24 years of experience based in Oregon.
- Licensed inOregon
- LicenseL3454
- NPI 1235260431
- Experience24+ years
- LanguagesEnglish
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About Deborah
Deborah "Debbie" Kirby is a licensed clinical social worker with 24 years of experience based in Oregon. She combines practical coaching skills with traditional therapy to help people navigate stress, anxiety, grief, and life transitions. Debbie aims to make the first step easier by offering a calm, nonjudgmental space to begin talking about what matters most.
Her background includes work with professionals on executive and career coaching and many years helping people manage relationship patterns, trauma, and parenting concerns.
Background and approach
She uses a mix of approaches to match the situation. Sessions focus on building skills people can use between appointments and on understanding how early attachments shape current reactions. Debbie blends Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, attachment-based ideas, and client-centered work to keep the conversation practical and human.
She also draws from cognitive behavioral strategies and dialectical behavior techniques when people need tools for emotion regulation or changing unhelpful habits. The result is a straightforward plan tailored to each person's goals. Sessions are offered in English and are available by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging.
She works with concerns such as trauma and abuse, eating issues, compassion fatigue, adoption- and foster-related questions, and fertility or end-of-life matters. Deborah encourages people to move at their own pace while setting small, achievable steps. Debbie treats coaching and therapy as collaborative work.
She helps clients clarify purpose, repair communication patterns, and build routines that reduce overwhelm. Her approach is warm, practical, and focused on what will help next.
Credentials
- LCSW (Oregon)
- License L3454 · expires June 2026
- NPI
- 1235260431 · national provider identifier
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Focus areas and approaches
Everything Deborah lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Compassion fatigue
- Adoption and foster care
- Blended family issues
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Life purpose
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Deborah names
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Systemic Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Attachment-based ideas focus on how early relationships influence how people handle stress and connections today. Online work can involve talking through patterns, noticing how past bonds affect current reactions, and practicing new ways of relating to reduce worry and isolation.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, teaches people to notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It helps clarify values and build small committed actions toward a meaningful life, which can be useful for anxiety, grief, and career transitions.
Choosing which approach to use is part of the work. Debbie treats approach and goals as a joint decision made with each person. She listens to what you want to change, tests strategies in session, and adjusts the plan based on what helps you move forward.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is helpful for face-to-face conversation and demonstrations, phone can fit a break at work or lower bandwidth, live chat is useful for brief check-ins, and text lets people share updates between sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around busy days and different needs.
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Frequently asked
What kinds of concerns can be addressed in sessions?
Debbie works with stress, anxiety, grief, career questions, and coping with life changes. She also supports people with trauma and abuse, eating issues, parenting-related concerns, and compassion fatigue.
How would you describe the therapy style?
Her style is warm and practical with a nonjudgmental tone. Sessions mix coaching and therapy to focus on skills and understanding what’s driving current struggles.
What is her professional background?
She is a licensed clinical social worker with 24 years of experience, including work in executive and professional coaching.
Where is the therapist licensed and based?
Debbie is licensed in Oregon and practices as an LCSW in that state.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.
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