Deborah Lawton is a dedicated Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and Registered Play Therapist (RPT) who understands that change is challenging and requires immense courage. She creates a safe, judgment-free environment in which clients can freely express their pain and suffering, paving the way for acceptance and healing. Deborah builds on the strengths and resiliency of each individual, tailoring her approach through thorough assessments and a commitment to meeting unique needs. Her expertise encompasses a wide range of therapeutic methods, ensuring that clients do not feel confined to a single theoretical framework. With a specialization in treating anxiety, depression and mood disorders, trauma and abuse, child behavior and parenting, self-harm, family issues, relationships, anger, attachment, addiction, stress, and gender identity, she adapts her techniques to foster growth. Deborah is trained in diverse modalities, including Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), sand and play therapies, expressive arts, dual diagnosis treatment, and cognitive behavioral therapy. Her clinical experience spans various settings, working with children, teens, adults, parents, and groups in environments ranging from inpatient hospitals to outpatient clinical practices. Currently, Deborah is committed to providing culturally inclusive therapeutic services within a group private practice.