Professional statement
Deborah Parker is a Licensed Professional Counselor Associate. She provides Telehealth services in the state of Texas Her ideal clients are people who have experienced childhood trauma. They tend to struggle to feel connected and secure in their relationships and being at peace in their daily lives. Debbie is passionate about helping people understand how trauma impacts the brain, body, and behaviors so that they may see the path to healing. Many of her clients face symptoms of anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, and PTSD.
Debbie's approach is rooted in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, an evidence-based approach that focuses on helping clients understand how their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are interconnected, so that they can begin to make positive, lasting change. She works to help clients understand their physical response to external stressors, and begin to problem-solve ways to introduce moments of calm, to choose to respond rather than react in the face of change.
Debbie is focused on ensuring that her clients see real progress: her style is interactive and non-judgmental. She empowers clients to gain the confidence to influence their own lives and overcome adverse experiences. A trauma-informed therapist, Debbie understands how past experiences impact present challenges. She walks alongside clients on their journey towards self-compassion and healing.
Debbie begins every new journey by creating a safe space to be heard and understood in the therapeutic process. As an experienced Telehealth provider, she offers the convenience of remote sessions tailored to the unique needs of each client.
Message to clients
I am passionate about trauma work. I absolutely love it! Just know that when you finally decide to address your childhood trauma(s), we WILL work. This isn't just talk therapy here. We will look at your inner core messages, when and how they develop, how to reprogram those negative core messages like, "I'm not good enough." We will identify negative self-talk and challenge it.
Let's talk about trauma for a moment. What does trauma look like?
Children – rages, extreme friendliness (no “stranger danger”), tearfulness, thumb-sucking, whining, separation anxiety, defiance, regressive behaviors (bedwetting after being dry), sexualized behaviors, depression, school behavioral problems, detachment, zoning out, need for increased structure, poor affect regulation.
Adolescents – anger, significant behavior and mood changes, distrust of others, promiscuity, school behavior and performance issues, truancy, court involvement, substance abuse, defiance, running away, high risk behaviors, depression, self-injury, suicidal and/or homicidal ideation, isolating behaviors, extreme compliance, zoning out, bullying
Adults – anger issues, anxiety, depression, difficulty with developmental expectations, inconsistent employment, unstable relationships, distrust of others, poor boundaries, difficulty parenting, substance abuse, disengagement, controlling behaviors.
Physical, sexual, and psychological trauma in childhood may lead to psychiatric difficulties that show up in childhood, adolescence, or adulthood. The victim’s anger, shame, and despair can be directed inward to spawn symptoms such as depression, anxiety, suicidal ideation, and post-traumatic stress, or directed outward as aggression, impulsiveness, delinquency, hyperactivity, and substance abuse.
Trauma can impact Cranial nerves #7 and 10. Contact me for more info!