Deborah Obert - Kapitko
LCPC
"Freedom is what you do to what has been done to you."
Sartre
"Very often, the way we view the world today is based in the past. Discovering the connection between the two can provide insight and understanding. I believe you are the expert and I am the guide assisting you to find your own personal meaning and solutions to life's difficult problems."
- Clinical Professional Counselor
Licensed:
- Nationally Certified Counselor
- EMDR Certified Counselor - Highest trained in Central Illinois
- Level I & II trained
- Extensively Supervised for Certification
- Critical Incident Stress Management
Certified:
- MA in Counseling, Bradley University
- B.S. Mass Communications, Illinois State University
Qualifcations:
- Psychotherapist Chapin & Russell Associates
- EAP Counselor RMS, Inc.
- Psychotherapist Center of Prevention of Abuse/Inner Strength
- Counselor Intern
- Lutheran Social Services
- White Oaks/New Leaf Inpatient Treatment Facility
Experience:
- Trauma Specialist in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing), Sexual Trauma Recovery, Addictions, Domestic Violence Recovery, Sexual Addiction, Grief counseling, Affect Management, SelfInjury, Performance Enhancement, Deviant Sexual Behavior, Stress Management, Anxiety Disorders, and Dual Diagnosis of Substance Abuse and Sexual Trauma survivorship.
Advanced Training & Expertise:
- American Counseling Association
- American Mental Health Counselors Assoc
- International Association of Marriage and Family Counselors
- Illinois Counseling Association
- Illinois Mental Health Counseling Association
- EMDR International Association
- Chi Sigma Iota
Professional Memberships:
- EMDR: The Healing Path
- Published in the "Advocate" by AMHCA
Publications: