Deborah Thoennes, LPC
Wisconsin · 15 years in practice
Deborah Thoennes is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 15 years of experience who helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma, low self-esteem, depression, and major life changes.
License and registration
- LPC, Wisconsin
- 5260-125 · expires February 2027
- NPI
- 1124451174 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 15
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Deborah
Deborah Thoennes is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 15 years of experience who helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma, low self-esteem, depression, and major life changes. She aims to create a respectful, compassionate space where people can talk through difficult feelings and find practical ways forward. Deborah adapts conversations and plans to each person's needs.
She listens first, then works with clients to set clear goals. Sessions focus on skills that reduce distress, build confidence, and improve daily functioning.
Background and approach
Her work draws on systemic thinking to look at patterns in relationships and daily life that influence wellbeing. She also uses client-centered approaches to prioritize each person's perspective and pacing. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques are used to identify unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors.
Deborah brings fifteen years of practice in Wisconsin to her work and holds the LPC credential, which stands for Licensed Professional Counselor. She brings sensitivity to issues like grief, caregiving stress, chronic illness, and adoption or foster care concerns. She also supports people dealing with career strain, anger, eating concerns, ADHD, bipolar challenges, and compassion fatigue.
The focus is on clear, manageable steps clients can use between sessions to feel more in control. Deborah encourages anyone who is struggling to take the first step. She partners with people to clarify goals, try new strategies, and track progress over time.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Deborah lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Deborah names
- Systemic Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Approaches and how online therapy supports them
Systemic thinking examines patterns between people and within daily routines to spot repeating problems and possible changes. It helps when stress, relationship patterns, or life roles keep pulling someone back into the same difficulties. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following the client's pace so the therapist supports the person's own priorities and strengths. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets specific thoughts and behaviors, offering practical exercises to reduce anxiety, lift mood, or change unhelpful habits.Choosing the best approach is a collaborative process. Deborah will work with each person to clarify goals, try methods that fit those goals, and adjust when something does not feel helpful. Together they decide which methods to emphasize and which homework or skill-building to try between sessions.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to match different needs. Video is useful for in-depth work and visual cues, phone sessions can fit a busy schedule or work better when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text-based messaging can support quick check-ins, short skill practice, or flexible daily support. These formats make it easier to keep therapy consistent and to practice new strategies where life happens.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression, and coping with life changes, along with many related concerns such as grief, career strain, and caregiver stress.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She uses a mix of client-centered listening, cognitive behavioral techniques to change thoughts and behaviors, and systemic ideas to examine patterns in relationships and daily life.
What is her professional background?
She has 15 years of professional experience working with a range of emotional and behavioral concerns and brings practical, goal-oriented work to sessions.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is licensed in Wisconsin as an LPC, which stands for Licensed Professional Counselor, and practices with that credential in the state.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to give flexible ways to connect.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start therapy with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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