Deborah (deb) K Hurford

Deborah (Deb) K. Hurford, PhD(c), MS, MFA, MA, LMFT, is a dedicated marriage and family therapist who specializes in helping individuals create hopeful outcomes. She passionately assists clients facing challenges in various settings, including home, school, workplace, or startups, encouraging them to view their situations in new ways to foster positive results. Deborah has a talent for enabling her clients to harness their creativity, humanity, and humor, leading to strategies that promote inner peace, strengthened relationships, and effective problem-solving. Many of her clients are unique, often describing themselves as 'gifted' or 'innovative disruptors' who encounter difficulties with traditional models. As a Systemic Psychotherapist and EMDR Therapist, along with her expertise as a Corporate Executive Coach, Multi-disciplinary Artist, and Educator, she dedicates herself to guiding those in need. Deborah has extensive experience working with individuals, couples, families, and youth at risk, as well as those coping with complex issues such as hospital patients, incarcerated individuals, and victims of crime and tragedy. Her innovative work using expressive arts as both a teaching and healing tool has been recognized in multiple publications across Canada, the UK, and the USA. In the realm of executive coaching, Deborah brings insight from her experience in blockchain, cryptocurrency, financial technology, international land registries, machine learning, online retail, and search engine optimization. Her systemic approach allows professionals to see the larger picture while attending to the finer details, all infused with a sense of innovative disruption, integrity, ethics, and humor.