Deborah Feingold-Fisher

Deborah Feingold-Fisher, LCSW, is a licensed clinical social worker practicing in Illinois with 27 years of professional experience. She is also a pediatric nurse practitioner and works with adults who have ADHD as well as parents of children with developmental and behavioral concerns. Her practice attends to a broad range of presenting concerns including stress, anxiety, relationship and family matters, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, and anger management.

Her clinical focus further includes self esteem, depression, coping with life changes, career issues, coaching, and compassion fatigue. Deborah also works with LGBTQ matters and additional populations noted in her profile, such as autism and Asperger syndrome, gender dysphoria, intellectual disability, midlife transition, women's issues, and young adult concerns. She takes a collaborative approach to identifying what matters most to each person.

Deborah draws from client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness therapy, and motivational interviewing to shape sessions. She aims to create an open environment where thoughts and feelings can be explored without judgment and where people can consider steps that align with their goals. Her style emphasizes support and partnership throughout the process of addressing challenges and planning next steps.