Cole, Deborah

History

This practice started after I completed a doctoral program in clinical psychology through Pepperdine University. Since then I have had the honor of working with hundreds of people and the pleasure of seeing many of them overcome long-term issues. This success has been due to their courage in facing their issues and fears. In order to help clients in their struggles, I have committed myself through the years to intensive training in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), ISTDP (Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy), Hypnosis, and Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) for OCD and for Trichotillomania and Skin-Picking Disorder.

Specialties

As a psychologist I use validated techniques and skills to help children, adolescents, and adults overcome anxiety, depression, OCD, trichotillomania, and other mental health problems. I use exposure and response prevention (ERP) for OCD. I use EMDR for traumas. For long-term personality issues, I use Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy (ISTDP). I also treat sexual addiction and partners of sex addicts.