Deborah Feingold-Fisher
Experienced LCSW specializing in stress and life transitions
About Deborah
Deborah Feingold-Fisher draws on 27 years of clinical experience and an LCSW license to support people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and a wide range of life challenges.
Background and approach
She blends practical therapeutic methods with a collaborative, client-centered stance, helping clients build motivation, strengthen self-esteem, and navigate parenting and career concerns. Her background also includes work with ADHD and developmental or behavioral issues, and she brings attention to concerns such as LGBT matters, compassion fatigue, anger, and coping with life changes.
Clients encounter a warm, nonjudgmental approach that prioritizes their perspectives and goals. Deborah emphasizes creating space where feelings and thoughts can be explored openly while using techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness to develop coping skills and shift patterns that get in the way of well-being.
She also applies motivational interviewing strategies to help people find the drive to make meaningful changes. Practicing in Illinois, she supports those seeking practical guidance and emotional insight as they work toward clearer direction and improved functioning.
Online approaches that meet you where you are
Deborah often integrates client-centered therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy in online sessions. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening with empathy and creating a respectful, collaborative space so clients can explore their goals and values; it helps with issues like low self-esteem, relationship concerns, and coping with life changes. Cognitive behavioral therapy offers practical, structured techniques to identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and to develop new coping strategies, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, ADHD-related challenges, and stress management.Choosing a therapeutic approach is a collaborative process. Deborah works with each person to determine which methods align with their needs, goals, and personal preferences, adjusting techniques as progress unfolds and priorities shift.
Online therapy with Deborah is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care while balancing work, family, and other commitments, and they allow clients to access licensed professionals from their own location in Illinois.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
Also works with
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Gender dysphoria
- Intellectual disability
- Midlife crisis
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 27 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English