Areas of Focus
You were created to overcome life's challenges and find peace in the midst of stress. Whether you're struggling with anxiety, trauma, spiritual concerns, or life transitions, there is hope for healing and growth.
Anxiety Therapy
Feeling anxious and overwhelmed can start to feel like your normal — you were not created to live that way. Together we build the coping skills most people were never given, so worry stops running your day.
- Reduce chronic worry, racing thoughts, and emotional tension
- Understand what keeps your mind on high alert
- Build practical coping skills you can use between sessions
- Feel more calm, grounded, and in control of your day-to-day life
Depression & Burnout
Compassionate therapy for depression that shows up as exhaustion, numbness, or feeling disconnected from the life in front of you.
- Address emotional exhaustion, low motivation, and disconnection
- Explore underlying patterns driving depression and burnout
- Rebuild energy, purpose, and emotional connection
- Develop sustainable routines that support long-term wellness
Trauma Counseling & EMDR
Trauma can follow you long after the hurt itself has passed. In my safe, cozy space in Gahanna — or by virtual session — this is something we can work through together, so you can grow and heal.
- I am trained in and offer EMDR therapy
- I also draw on Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- I work with trauma symptoms, including PTSD
- You were created to overcome — and not just a little, but abundantly
About Debi
Debi Smith
Counselor, MA, LPCC
If feeling anxious and overwhelmed has become your normal, I want you to know that you were not created to live that way. Peace and contentment is very possible when you have the right skills and support. Maybe you've been feeling stuck or trapped lately, and it's affecting other areas of your life where you're not living as your best self. Relationships can feel especially hard when stressors are weighing us down, leaving us feeling even more defeated. But feeling good about yourself and others is absolutely possible - most people simply weren't given the coping strategies they needed, so survival mode becomes the default. You don't have to stay there. As a faith-based counselor with 11 years of experience in community and outpatient settings, I work with teens and adults who struggle with concerns like anxiety, relational stressors, faith and spiritual questions, depression symptoms, anger, trauma symptoms, women's issues, and many other challenges. I am trained in and offer EMDR therapy along with other approaches tailored to your unique needs. I want to invite you on a journey in a safe place where you can grow and heal, becoming the person who not only manages life's stressors and finds joy and peace, but learns to become truly content and happy. You were created to overcome - and not just a little, but abundantly! You deserve to discover what's stopping you from enjoying life and experiencing the freedom you were meant for.
Credentials
- MA, Ashland University (2015)
- Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC), Ohio License E.1901104
- EMDR Trained Therapist
You Were Created to Overcome
Peace and contentment is very possible given the right skills and support. If feeling stuck or trapped has become your normal, know that you don't have to live that way anymore.
Ready to Find Freedom and Joy?
I invite you on a journey in a safe place where you can grow and heal and become the person who not only can manage life's stressors, but learns to become content and happy. You deserve to find out what is stopping you from enjoying life and experiencing freedom.