Tropic Gardens Plaza
6232 N. 7th Street
Suite 204
Phoenix, AZ 85014
Telephone; 602-334-8154
Email: deborahpsyd@q.com
Emergency Numbers
Empact Crisis Hotline: 480-784-1500
Solari Crisis Line: 844-534-4673 (HOPE)
Suicide Prevention hotline: 988
I am out of the office November 11-27. I will not be available to respond to calls or emails.
If you are a current patient of mine, you may contact
Dr John Stapert (602-279-0098)
Dr Noe Vargas (623-313-6831)
for assistance. Please note, these colleagues are not part of my practice and do not have access to your records. If you are experiencing mental health crisis, please use the nation-wide mental health crisis number: 988.
Perhaps everything terrible is in its deepest being something helpless that wants help from us. Rainier Maria Rilke
Thank you for visiting my website and learning about my practice.
Here is a quick view of my education, certifications, and professional affiliations:
Novels published
Here is a quick view of my education, certifications, and professional affiliations:
- Arizona School of Professional Psychology, Doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology, 2003
- Arizona School of Professional Psychology, Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology, 1999
- Private Practice since 2004
- International Institute for Humanistic Studies, Petaluma, CA (Existential-Humanistic Psychotherapy), certificate 2004
- Goddard College, Master’s Degree, Calligraphy & Literature, 1986
- Arizona State University, Master’s Fine Arts degree, Creative Writing, 1995
- Southwest Behavioral Health Services 1999-2015
- Ottawa University, adjunct faculty in Master's in Counseling program, 2005-2011; 2022-present
Novels published
- Telling Stories, 2015, Abbott Press
- Telling Shadows, 2022, Atmosphere Press
Professional Affiliations
Arizona Psychological Association
American Psychological Association, member since 1998
National Register of Health Psychologists, Credentialed 2019
PsyPact, Credentialed, 2022
Arizona Psychoanalytic Society
Member at Large 2011-2016
Arizona Society for Psychoanalytic Psychology
Member at Large 2017
International Association of Applied Psychology,
Member since 2012
- Ethics Committee, Chairperson 2014-April 2017
- Mentor since 2013; recipient of Distinguished Mentor Award, 2016
- Recipient of Distinguished Contributions to Diversity Award, 2022
- ASU/AzPA Consortium Training Conference committee
- Training Consortium member, since 2020
- Co-founder, Women in Psychology, 2017-present; networking and support
American Psychological Association, member since 1998
National Register of Health Psychologists, Credentialed 2019
PsyPact, Credentialed, 2022
Arizona Psychoanalytic Society
Member at Large 2011-2016
Arizona Society for Psychoanalytic Psychology
Member at Large 2017
International Association of Applied Psychology,
Member since 2012
We see the brightness of a new page where everything yet can happen.
Rainer Maria Rilke