Deborah Brehm , LPC

Deborah Brehm is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with a Specialist degree in psychological trauma from Georgia State University and more than 21 years of clinical experience. She is also a trainer in Etiotropic Trauma Management and Trauma Resolution Therapy, bringing focused expertise in trauma assessment and intervention to her practice.

Based in Cumming, Georgia, she has worked in private practice for many years with individuals, children, teens, couples, and families. Her work spans a range of concerns including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting challenges, caregiver stress, and mood disorders such as depression and bipolar disorder. She also addresses issues related to adoption and foster care, attachment difficulties, blended family dynamics, and first responder stress.

Deborah centers therapy on the person she is working with - sometimes focusing on the individual, other times on relationships such as marriage or parent-child dynamics, and when appropriate engaging the family as a unit. This flexible, context-sensitive approach guides how she tailors treatment to each situation, combining trauma-informed training with relational and emotion-focused methods to help clients navigate change and healing.

Attachment and Emotion-Focused Online Therapy

Deborah integrates Attachment-Based Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) alongside client-centered principles to guide her online work. Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early relationships shape current patterns and helps clients and families build more secure connections - it is often useful for attachment issues, adoption-related concerns, and relationship difficulties. Emotionally-Focused Therapy focuses on identifying and reshaping the emotional responses that underlie relationship problems, which can help couples and families move toward greater closeness and understanding. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathy, active listening, and working at the client’s pace - it supports many issues including anxiety, depression, self-esteem, and coping with life changes.

Finding the right blend of approaches is part of the therapeutic process. Deborah works collaboratively with each person to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting the plan as therapy unfolds to ensure the best possible match.

Online sessions offer flexibility and accessibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to attend appointments around work, caregiving, or other commitments, and allow ongoing therapeutic support across distances while maintaining continuity of care with licensed professionals.