What I Treat:
  • Academic Stress
  • Alcohol Use/Abuse
  • Anger
  • Anxiety
  • Attention-Deficit Disorder (ADHD)
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder
  • Behavioral Difficulties
  • Body Image
  • Chronic or Terminal Illness
  • Chronic Pain
  • Cultural Identity, Conflict, and Adjustment
  • Death, Grief, and Loss
  • Depression
  • Divorce
  • Domestic Violence
  • Eating and Food Issues
  • Family Problems
  • Financial Stress
  • Gambling
  • Gender Identity
  • Hair-Pulling (Trichotillomania)
  • Health Anxiety
  • Infertility
  • Insomnia
  • Isolation/Loneliness
  • LGBTQIA+ Issues
  • Life Transitions
  • Mood Swings
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Panic Attacks
  • Parenting and Discipline
  • Phobias
  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Prenatal and Postpartum Concerns
  • Relationships/Communication
  • School Refusal
  • Self-Esteem
  • Self-Harm
  • Skin-Picking
  • Social Anxiety
  • Stress
  • Substance Use/Abuse
  • Tourette Syndrome or Tics
  • Trauma
  • Work/Career Concerns
Intensive Study/Specialization:
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
  • OCD BTTI
  • SPACE Therapy

Deborah Coblentz, LMFT

Cognitive Behavioral and ERP Therapist
CA LMFT #39376, OR LPC, C7985
Location: Palo Alto, San Jose, Video Therapy
Ages: Adults (18+ years), Teens (14-17 years), Pre-Teens (12-13 years), Children (6-11 years)
Type of Therapy: Individual, Family, Children Counseling, Teen Counseling
Experience: 10+ years

Deborah Coblentz is a licensed marriage and family therapist dedicated to providing compassionate, evidenced-based psychotherapeutic services to children, adolescents, couples and families. With a Bachelor of Science Degree, from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, in Physical Education and Coaching, where she served as a Division 1 Scholarship Student-Athlete and a Master of Art Degree, from John F. Kennedy University, in Clinical Psychology, she prides herself in assisting others to reach optimal levels of performance, with confidence.

Deborah utilizes cognitive-behavioral therapy, to provide goal directed, structured psychotherapy sessions, designed to provide quick symptom relief from anxiety, depression and compulsive behaviors. With over thirty years of collective experience as a teacher, coach, psychotherapist, competitor and healthcare provider, she is able to readily assess habitual patterns of thinking to be explored, modified and enhanced, allowing clients to lead happier, more fulfilling lives. Deborah provides a warm and supportive therapeutic environment, whereby clients are able to blossom, as they develop their newfound skill.

In her free time, Deborah most enjoys spending time with her family, friends. She also enjoys traveling adventures with her dog, Solovino, who was rescued as a street dog, from Mexico. Additionally, Deborah keeps her own passion alive, with her continued commitment, to competitive dance. As a result, her dedication to this sport, has provided endless opportunities to train, compete, perform and travel internationally. Deborah utilizes the art form of dance, as an instrument of communication and universal language, to fuel her interest in cross-cultural competency. She believes that if you gain and understanding of the music that represents a particular culture, the closer you remain, to the heart of its people.