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Specialties
Individual counseling provides guidance and support to help you develop coping skills, reduce stress, and improve your overall well-being. Frequently treated conditions include: Anxiety, Depression, Stress, Grief and Loss, Trauma, Transitions, and Relationship Difficulties.
Despite our best efforts, sometimes very upsetting events continue to cause anxiety and other strong reactions. For many people counseling with EMDR therapy has been a means to move beyond experiences that held them back in some way.
Relationship counseling at Birch Tree Counseling includes practices with the goals of increasing healthy, productive communication, maintaining both individuality and unity in the relationship, and strengthening the kind and caring connection between partners.
DEB FETTING, M.ED., LPCC
A professional counselor for 17 years, Deb's career as a therapist in Fargo began at a Fargo agency providing a variety of counseling services. During the first 9 years she gained a strong counseling background helping adults, couples, and teens, delivered presentations, provided groups for emotional wellness including art-based therapy groups, worked collaboratively with skilled colleagues, and wrote articles about mental health topics. She entered private practice in 2017 to offer clients greater ease of scheduling and to continue to develop professionally. She has taken numerous training courses related to EMDR and other counseling specific workshops. Deb is a Certified EMDR Therapist and maintains licenses in both ND and MN.
CREDENTIALS: Master of Education Degree Counseling / Licensed Counselor, 2008 / Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, 2015 / EMDR Trained, 2014 / Certified EMDR Therapist, 2019 / Couples Institute Therapist Graduate, 2018
My counseling approach combines evidence-based and research-based therapies including:
"Having worked with Deb during a few challenging times, I have always been treated with respect and felt comfortable sharing openly. Deb listens without judgement, responds with care, and somehow manages to remember details! I saw incredible success with EMDR Therapy, due to the expertise and personal guidance from Deb. Working with her has had a tremendous impact on my life, and I still rely on many of the tools and words of encouragement that she has shared with me."
Female Age 40
"Before therapy I struggled with panic and anxiety, ever since I was a kid in middle school...I swept it under the rug for a very long time. It didn't go way, and it severely impacted my quality of life... I came into therapy intimidated and unsure. I wasn't raised thinking about therapy... But after a few months of work I became better... Before therapy and EMDR, I was barely able to drive 10 minutes or be by myself, and now I'm content driving hours away and being by myself for long periods. It genuinely changed my life and I couldn't be more grateful..."
Male Age 24
"It is shocking how effective EMDR is in alleviating negative thoughts associated with trauma. Within a few sessions, I noticed a dramatic decrease in my anxiety around traumatic events. My attitude and thought process around the trauma have changed for the better in a short amount of time. After going to therapists for several years, prior to EMDR with [Deb] I thought I would always have trauma responses. I now have hope... to finally heal..."
Female Age 48
"It is hard to choose to go to therapy. As a man, I liked to believe
I didn't, or shouldn't, need help. Like getting help is giving up. A show of weakness. If you are reading this review, call or email Deb. Getting help isn't giving up, it is refusing to give up. It is the ultimate show of strength to... refuse to quit. Deb gave me perspective, and tools. Our conversations were a big part of me becoming a much better man. Ultimately only you can do the work. It is a lot easier when you know what to do and are given tools to do it."
Male Age 41
"I had no idea how this could help. Now I feel peace and
I don't think about it [traumatic event] anymore." (EMDR therapy)
Male Age 65