Deborah Gleason, LICSW, LCSW

Deborah Gleason is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) in Alabama and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Illinois, with nine years of clinical experience. She works with people dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, relationship strain, identity questions, and anger. Sessions are plain and practical, focused on noticing patterns and learning tools that help in daily life.

She uses a mix of talk-based and body-aware methods. Deborah invites clients to slow down and notice how their bodies react when stress or anger comes up. That can mean learning grounding skills, simple breath or movement practices, and noticing thoughts that fuel strong feelings.

Conversations explore patterns, beliefs, and protective responses that may no longer be useful. She combines cognitive-behavioral ideas with mindfulness and narrative work to help people name what is happening and try different responses. The goal is to build skills that reduce reactivity and increase choice in how someone responds to frustration and resentment.

Deborah also draws on Jungian perspectives to look at personal stories and meaning, and on acceptance and commitment ideas to clarify values and committed actions. Practical tools for sleep, eating, parenting stress, and coping with life changes are commonly included when relevant.

She works with LGBT concerns, addiction, grief, intimacy issues, ADHD, and a wide range of related struggles. People who want straightforward techniques and some body-focused awareness may find this approach useful. To confirm current session formats, prospective clients should check the booking options before scheduling.

How Deborah’s approaches translate to online work