About Awakenings Counseling, LLC

Awakenings Counseling is the private practice of Deborah Scallorn, licensed professional counselor (LPC), certificated rehabilitation counselor (CRC), and trained eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapist.

Deborah has provided individual, couple, family, and group psychotherapy sessions for those struggling with a variety of concerns including, domestic violence, substance abuse, eating disorders, mental illness, autism, and other developmental disabilities.

Deborah has completed post graduate training in a variety of therapies and believes in blending the elements from different approaches to tailor treatment according to each client’s needs.  Her eclectic approach to therapy includes; EMDR, Strength-Based, Dialectical (DBT), Cognitive Behavioral (CBT), Solution Focused, Motivational Interviewing, and Existential.

Deborah shares her experience by teaching in the counseling graduate program at Maryville University and providing supervision to graduate-level interns.

Deborah’s mission as a therapist is to provide a compassionate, non-judgmental, safe environment to help guide individuals to discover their own strengths and discover the tools needed to use their own internal resources. She strives to help each individual reach their true potential, live their best life, be all they were meant to be, and awaken to their true self.