Deborah Margerum , LPC

Deborah Margerum is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 25 years of experience helping people navigate difficult life chapters. She draws on a long personal and professional history with addiction recovery to offer practical support for people facing substance concerns and related struggles. Her work centers on clear, steady guidance rather than jargon or quick fixes.

Deborah focuses on addictions, relationship and family issues, intimacy concerns, and coping with big life changes. She pays particular attention to control issues and women's issues and helps clients sort out patterns that feel stuck or overwhelming. Sessions are goal-oriented and paced to each person's needs.

Her style is direct and compassionate. Deborah helps people name the problem, try small changes, and track what works. Conversations often include skill-building around communication, boundaries, and managing urges or strong emotions.

Deborah brings both professional training and long-term personal recovery experience to her work. That combination informs how she supports people through relapse prevention, rebuilding trust, and making life transitions. She aims to empower clients so they feel more confident making everyday choices.

She practices in Oklahoma and conducts sessions in English. People who prefer practical tools, clear next steps, and a straightforward approach tend to find her helpful.

How Deborah Uses Practical Approaches Online

Many of Deborah's methods focus on clear, evidence-based techniques that help people change unhelpful patterns and build coping skills. Behavioral approaches emphasize specific actions and habits to reduce addictive behaviors and manage urges, often through step-by-step plans and tracking progress. Relational skills work centers on communication and boundary-setting to improve trust and reduce conflict in close relationships. These techniques assist with intimacy concerns and family dynamics by teaching concrete ways to speak and listen differently.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Deborah works with each person to identify goals, try methods that match those goals, and adjust the plan based on what helps. She aims to make treatment practical so clients leave sessions with at least one clear next step to try between meetings.

Online therapy gives flexibility to fit counseling into busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues matter. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging make it possible to send updates, ask quick questions, or work on skills between live sessions. These options help people maintain continuity of care while balancing work, family, and other commitments.