Dr. Deborah (Deb) Kutner, LMHC

Dr. Deborah (Deb) Kutner is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) who brings 12 years of experience to her work with adults navigating stress, anxiety, depression, grief, self-esteem concerns, relationship and family challenges, and major life transitions. She also supports clients working through trauma and abuse, intimacy-related concerns, and identity-related stressors, including LGBT concerns and gender dysphoria, with attention to multicultural experiences and the ways social and cultural contexts shape well-being.

She holds a PhD in Health Psychology, a doctoral degree that examines how health and wellness are influenced by interconnected factors such as biology, emotions, relationships, culture, and environment. This lens informs a thoughtful, whole-person approach to care, especially when life circumstances feel complex or layered, such as caregiver stress, hospice and end-of-life concerns, post-traumatic stress, and recovery from sexual assault or abuse.

Dr. Kutner understands that online therapy can feel different from traditional in-office sessions and that each person arrives with their own expectations and feelings about the process. Her style emphasizes warmth, genuine presence, and a steady pace that helps clients feel at ease as they share what is bringing them to therapy.

As a feminist, humanistic therapist, she approaches the therapeutic relationship as collaborative. She works alongside clients to explore their stories as evolving collections of experiences, highlighting resilience and possibility rather than focusing on perceived shortcomings. She is also knowledgeable about sexuality and relationship diversity, including BDSM, kink, alternative sex culture, and polyamory or non-monogamous relationships, offering supportive space to explore goals, values, and next steps.