Deborah Bovee, LCSW-R
New York · 20 years in practice
Deborah Bovee is a licensed clinical social worker in New York with 20 years of experience.
License and registration
- LCSW-R, New York
- 073941 · expires March 2029
- NPI
- 1235105990 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 20
- 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 Bovee is a licensed clinical social worker in New York with 20 years of experience. She offers a calm, practical approach aimed at helping people manage stress, anxiety, low mood, and life changes. She works with adults and uses a mix of methods to match each person's needs.
Sessions tend to be warm and interactive, with a focus on clear skills people can use between meetings. Deborah emphasizes pacing work to the individual's goals and comfort.
Background and approach
Her background includes many years in mental health and healthcare settings. That experience informs how she supports people coping with grief, caregiver stress, relationship strain, sleep problems, anger, and career worries. She also addresses concerns such as abandonment, loneliness, and challenges tied to illness or aging.
Deborah integrates approaches like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, mindfulness, and hypnotherapy. She draws from these tools to help people build healthier habits, shift unhelpful thinking, and manage strong emotions. Practical coaching and goal-focused work are part of her style when clients want them.
Deborah aims to help people increase confidence, find motivation, and handle parenting or communication difficulties. She supports planning for change as well as short-term symptom relief. Sessions are offered in English and tailored to what each person needs.
Deborah encourages people to take small steps and to shape therapy around real-life demands and hopes.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Deborah lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Avoidant personality
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Young adult issues
Approaches Deborah names
- Hypnotherapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
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Online support
How Deborah brings hypnotherapy and evidence-based methods online
Deborah uses hypnotherapy to help people access focused states of attention for habits, motivation, and symptom relief. Hypnotherapy here involves guided relaxation and imagery to support behavior change and emotional regulation.She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which helps people notice thoughts and commit to values-based actions, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and trying practical behavior changes. ACT is often useful for handling painful thoughts without getting stuck, while CBT helps with skills for anxiety, depression, and sleep concerns.
Finding the right approach is collaborative. Deborah will talk with each person about goals, try methods that fit their needs, and adjust the plan as therapy progresses. Together they decide whether hypnotherapy, ACT, CBT, or a mix feels most useful.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different routines. Video is good for longer discussions and visual cues, phone works when bandwidth is limited, live chat or messaging can be a quick check-in, and text lets people share thoughts between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving, or travel.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, low self-esteem, anger, sleep problems, parenting concerns, career issues, ADHD, and trauma-related difficulties.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is warm, caring, and interactive. She combines practical skills training with supportive conversation and brief coaching to meet each person's goals.
How much experience does she have?
She has 20 years of experience as a clinical therapist and 15 years working in healthcare settings, bringing a broad background in mental health services.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a LCSW-R (Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Registered) practicing in New York.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
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