Therapist profile
Dr. Deborah Kay Thompson, LMFT
Colorado
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - Relationships and Addictions
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- Credentials
- LMFT
- License
- LMFT, Colorado / MFT.0000472
- NPI
- 1861610982
- Experience
- 23 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Colorado
About
- Client-centered therapy
- Cognitive behavioral techniques
- Motivational interviewing
About Deborah
Dr. Deborah Kay Thompson is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in Colorado with 23 years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship problems, trauma and abuse, depression, parenting strain, and ADHD. Her background includes long-term work with people dealing with life transitions, intimacy struggles, and the effects of substance use in close relationships.
She uses clear, practical methods in sessions. She draws on client-centered therapy to listen and understand what matters most to each person. She uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behavior patterns. Motivational interviewing helps when someone is weighing change or feels stuck.
In sessions she helps people name goals and break them into small steps. Conversations often focus on setting boundaries, addressing people-pleasing or codependent patterns, and improving communication. She also works on coping skills for anxiety, low mood, and anger, and strategies to manage impulsivity and substance-related concerns.
Her work reflects many years of seeing people in Colorado with varied challenges. She aims for straightforward, practical sessions that clarify what a person wants to change and how to begin. People who feel overwhelmed by others' needs or who struggle to say no often find the focus is on making choices that fit their life.
Sessions are conducted in English. Before booking, clients should confirm the current session formats offered and any subscription details that apply.
How sessions work
How her approaches are used in online sessions
Client-centered therapy is about listening and clarifying what matters to the person. The therapist focuses on understanding goals and reflecting concerns so the client can decide the next step. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It involves identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and practicing new behaviors to reduce anxiety, low mood, or impulsivity. Motivational Interviewing helps when someone feels stuck or ambivalent about change; it uses questions and reflections to strengthen a person's own reasons for change.Finding the best approach is part of the work. The therapist and client will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. They try different techniques together and adjust the plan based on what seems to help in real life.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm the current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy day, reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and make it possible to meet from a familiar spot. These practical benefits can help maintain consistency while exploring boundaries, addressing codependent patterns, or working on substance-related concerns.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
23+ years
Listed in
Colorado
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address related to codependency?
She works with adults who struggle with people-pleasing, boundary problems, and feeling lost in relationships. Codependency is listed among her additional focus areas.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She combines client-centered listening with practical techniques from CBT and motivational interviewing. The aim is to hear what matters and then try concrete steps toward change.
How much experience does she have?
She has 23 years of experience providing mental health services. That includes work with trauma, relationship issues, addictions, and life transitions.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LMFT - Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - practicing in Colorado. The listing shows Colorado as her location.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats. Confirm the current session options with her before booking.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Check the subscription details for exact pricing.
What is the first step to begin working together?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session. That starts the intake and planning process.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.