Deborah (Debbie) Vara
(She/Her/Hers)
Counselor, Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Psychotherapist
LPC located in Northern Virginia area, offering in-person and telehealth sessions to teens, college-age and adults. Specialize in trauma, anxiety, ocd.
I specialize in trauma and anxiety therapy in Warrenton, VA. I am dedicated to providing compassionate online and in-person counseling services to individuals and couples struggling with mental health issues. I offer a variety of counseling services to meet the unique needs of my clients, including individual therapy, and couples counseling. In addition to my specialties, I also offer specialized services for problems with relationships, adjustment, career change, college issues, grief/loss, self-esteem, motivation, life transitions OCD, and Panic Disorders, self-love, boundaries, narcissistic abuse recovery. Therapeutic approaches used include: client-centered, CBT, trauma/focused, EMDR, cognitive-behavioral, dialectical-behavioral, exposure and response therapy (ERP), humanistic, gestalt.
Practice hours (EST)
Areas of focus
Areas of expertise
- Academic Concerns
- Anxiety
- Career
- Cognitive Functioning
- Conflict Resolution
- Depression
- Grief and Loss
- Life Transitions
- Loneliness/Isolation
- Panic
- Peer Difficulties
- Perfectionism
- Personal Growth
- Physical Stress
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Relationship(s) with Friends/Roommates
- Relationship(s) with Parents/Children/Family
- Relationship(s) with Partner/Husband/Wife
- School Concerns
- Self-Esteem
- Social Anxiety
- Trauma
- Work/Life Balance
Age groups
- Teens (13-17)
- Young adults (18-30)
- Adults (31-64)
Special groups
- Active duty military
- Adult children of alcoholics
- Athletes
- Body positivity
- People of color
Treatment specialties
Therapeutic modalities
- Behavior Modification
- Couples Therapy
- Individual Therapy
Treatments
- Christian Counseling
- Coaching
- Cognitive Restructuring
- Behavior Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Faith-Based Therapy
- Gestalt Therapy
- Person-Centered Therapy
- Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Brief Psychotherapy
- Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP)
- Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Location
Accommodations
Entering the practice
- Wide doorway
- Well-lit path to entrance
- Door can be opened easily
- Step-free entry
- Flat path to the front door
- Disabled parking spot (8ft / 2.4m)
Getting around
- Wide hallways (36” or 90cm)
- Braille signage on doors
- Elevators
Remote options
- Video
Payment options
$140 — $200per session
- Out-of-network insurance
- Out-of-pocket
- I offer a free consultation
Payment methods
- Credit Card
- Debit Card
- Flexible Spending Account
- Health Savings Account
Credentials
Licenses
LPC
Department of Virginia Health Professions
0701011988, Virginia
Certificates
Certified Clinical Anxiety Treatment Professional
Evergreen Certification
WIEBGE Level 1 Certification
Dr. Karyl Mcbride
Trained in working with adult children of narcissistic parents.
EMDR Trained
EMDR Consulting, LLC
EMDRIA approved EMDR training
Education
Walden University
MS (Master of Science in Counseling), 2019