Debra Black-Mayo, LPC

Debra Black-Mayo is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Arizona with 20 years of experience supporting adults facing a wide range of life challenges. She works with people dealing with stress and anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief and loss, mood concerns such as depression and bipolar symptoms, substance-related issues, and relationship or family difficulties. Her practice also addresses challenges like self-esteem, parenting and fatherhood issues, codependency, caregiver stress, and struggles related to isolation or first responder experiences.

Debra combines evidence-informed methods with a strengths-based outlook, honoring the view that each person is the expert of their own story and brings important resources to the work of healing. She emphasizes collaboration, helping clients build motivation, confidence, and practical tools for coping with change, impulsivity, infidelity, or forgiveness work. Her approach is informed by modalities that include attachment-focused work, client-centered strategies, cognitive-behavioral techniques, dialectical skills, and EMDR for trauma when appropriate.

Beginning therapy can require courage, and Debra recognizes the significance of that first step. She aims to create a respectful, compassionate space where people can explore loss, rebuild relationships, manage stress, and move toward goals that matter to them.