Hi, I’m Deb.

How can I help you today?

Deb McGarvey, LSW, Psychotherapist

I’m a Licensed Social Worker and Certified Grief-Informed Professional with a Master’s degree from the University of Chicago. I have experience in both group and individual work with adults. With a writing, storytelling, and theater background, I believe that telling our stories is a powerful tool for healing. I utilize body-focused techniques, mindfulness and talk therapy to guide patient’s toward healing.

I provide grief informed and trauma informed care to all my patients. Throughout our lives, every one of us will experience loss and grief. Whether you are dealing with the loss of a loved one, health issues, job loss, identity changes, or one of the many other forms of loss, we will skillfully tend to your unique grief reactions and needs.


About Me

My Approach

I believe that telling our stories is a powerful part of healing. With a background in writing, storytelling, and theater, I approach therapy as a space where your experiences can be explored, understood, and honored with care. I provide grief-informed and trauma-informed support, recognizing that loss is something we all encounter in many forms throughout life, whether through the death of a loved one, changes in health, identity shifts, or other life transitions. In our work together, I integrate body-focused techniques, mindfulness, and talk therapy to gently support you as you process your experiences and navigate your unique grief. My goal is to meet you where you are and help you move toward healing in a way that feels meaningful and true to you.

Specialties

  • Adjusting to life changes

  • Grief and loss

  • Perinatal mental health (pre-conception through postpartum)

  • Infertility

  • Pregnancy loss

  • Managing challenging relationships

Therapeutic Modalities and Certifications: 

  • Certified Grief-informed Professional (GCP) 

  • Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET)

  • Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)

  • Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)

  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)


Education

University of Chicago

M.A., Social Service Administration, 2008

Northwestern University

B.S., Speech, Theater, English

License

Licensed Social Worker (LSW)

License # 150.012383

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