Welcome to the web site of Deborah Dooley

 

I have worked as a teaching therapist for the last 25 years. My work specializes in assessing and teaching specific skills. The success of relationships and personal living are dependent upon functional skill sets. These skills are used in the way we relate to our self and the way we relate in relationships. If intrapersonal (within the self) and interpersonal skills are not understood and developed undesirable consequences often result.


Each person will live through many changes requiring many new skill sets. These skills are not obvious or tangible. Unfortunately, they are seldom mentored in our culture or institutions. When new skill sets are required, and they are not learned, stress and negative emotional states result.
My work focuses on supporting individuals understanding their own development and integrating these new skills sets.


My book, Journey into Wholeness, explains the developmental stages of growth and the required skills. The work provides a map to understand where you are in your development and what type of skills will currently support you.


I specialize in couples interpersonal skills and provide a series of homework assignments to support the development of new skills.