Deborah Balliett-Veley, LCSW, LISW
Licensed in Ohio · 12 years in practice
Deborah Balliett-Veley helps people who are worn out, anxious, grieving, or stuck in life changes.
License and registration
- LISW, Ohio
- I.0008001-SUPV · expires September 2027
- LCSW, Nevada
- 11048-C · expires February 2027
- LCSW, Arizona
- LCSW-22178 · expires February 2028
- NPI
- 1003596933 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 12
- Languages
- English
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About Deborah
Deborah Balliett-Veley helps people who are worn out, anxious, grieving, or stuck in life changes. She is based in Ohio and brings 12 years of clinical experience to sessions. Her style is warm and direct, aimed at finding practical steps that fit each person's life.
She practices as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker - LCSW and also holds a Licensed Independent Social Worker - LISW credential. Deborah focuses on everyday problems like stress, sleep disruption, anger, low self-esteem, and career concerns.
Background and approach
She also supports those facing chronic illness, caregiving burdens, cancer, and issues related to aging. Sessions often combine listening with concrete coping strategies. She helps clients map small, doable changes and practice skills between meetings.
Topics include managing mood symptoms, reducing isolation, handling grief, and finding a clearer sense of purpose. Her approach values compassion and respect, and she pays attention to both emotional needs and practical life demands. Deborah helps people sort through guilt, forgiveness, control issues, and codependency in steady, manageable steps.
She also offers guidance for those dealing with hospice and end-of-life concerns. People can expect a straightforward process that balances support with tools. Deborah aims to help clients build resilience and move toward daily routines that feel more manageable.
Her work is focused on what will help in real life, not just in session.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Deborah lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Control issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
Online support
How Deborah Applies Evidence-Based Techniques Remotely
Deborah uses practical, evidence-based techniques to help people cope and move forward. She draws on brief, skills-focused methods that teach specific coping tools for anxiety and stress, such as breath work, activity planning, and sleep hygiene tips to reduce worry and improve rest. She also uses problem-solving strategies that break overwhelming issues into manageable steps to address career problems, caregiving demands, chronic illness challenges, and daily routines.Finding the right approach is a team effort. Deborah collaborates with each person to gauge what methods fit their goals and daily life. She reviews progress together and adjusts strategies so the plan stays useful and realistic for the client's needs and preferences.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video is useful for longer conversations and skills practice, while phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a simpler check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging can support brief check-ins, coaching, or reminders between longer appointments. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or medical schedules while keeping focus on practical change.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does Deborah address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, anger, sleep problems, self-esteem, career challenges, and coping with life changes. Additional focuses include caregiving stress, chronic illness, aging issues, and hospice or end-of-life matters.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach combines empathic listening with practical coping strategies. Sessions aim to identify small, doable steps clients can use between meetings.
How much experience does she have?
She brings 12 years of clinical experience working with adults on a range of mood and life-transition issues. That experience informs a balanced mix of support and skill building.
What credentials and location are listed?
Deborah holds LCSW and LISW credentials and practices from Ohio. The profile notes Arizona and Ohio licensing details as part of her background.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different scheduling needs and preferences.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
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