Deborah Buthmann (RCC, M. Psy.)
Deborah Buthmann (RCC, M.Psy.) is a warm, trauma-informed counsellor who supports individuals navigating anxiety, trauma, life transitions, and relationship challenges. Her approach is grounded in compassion, curiosity, and body-based awareness. She brings a sense of humor to sessions, combining gentle honesty with lightness to help clients feel more at ease and connected throughout their journey of change. With a background in Brainspotting, Internal Family Systems, somatic and attachment-based therapies, she helps clients process past experiences, regulate their nervous system, and build self-trust and resilience.
As a German immigrant, Deborah understands the emotional impact of cultural transition and creates an inclusive, affirming space for all bodies, genders, and LGBTQ2S+ clients. Her work is relational and experiential, offering clients a path toward deeper connection – with themselves and others – and lasting, meaningful change.
Who She Supports
- Individual Adults
- Students
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy | CBT
- Internal Family Systems | IFS
- Sensorimotor Psychotherapy
- Brainspotting
- Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy | AEDP
Deborah accepts ICBC claims, UBC student insurance, and other BC insurances.
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Deborah’s Areas of Practice
- Anxiety & Mood
- Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
- Panic & Anxiety
- Social Anxiety
- Depression
- Performance Anxiety
- Stress & Burnout
- Trauma & PTSD
- PTSD & Complex PTSD (C-PTSD)
- Childhood Trauma, Abuse, Neglect & Abandonment
- Relational Trauma & Abuse
- Sexual Trauma
- Trauma related to Motor Vehicle Accidents (ICBC)
- Pain Management
- Relationships & Self-Worth
- Relationship Issues
- Codependency
- Boundaries
- Self-Esteem
- Anger Management
- Isolation & Loneliness
- Identity & Life Transitions
- Identity Exploration
- Immigration & Multicultural Identity
- Life Transitions
- Purpose & Meaning
- Personal Growth
- Neurodiversity
- ADHD
- Grief & Loss
Deborah accepts ICBC claims, UBC student insurance, and other BC insurances.
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