Deborah Teplow – Stamina Lab
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Practice Philosophy
Our work is grounded in evidence-based solution-focused practice. We train practitioners to conduct conversations that build hope—the strongest predictor of sustainable change.
Solution-focused practice places responsibility for change with the client and supports them in shaping a life that reflects what matters to them.
The practitioner is responsible for the conversational process—listening, selecting, and building on what the client has said in ways that enable the client to define what matters to them, recognize what they’ve already done that works, and describe how life looks when they’re living it the way they want.
The work is guided by practical principles: if something isn’t broken, don’t fix it; when something works, do more of it; and when it isn’t working, try something different. Change often begins with small steps, and no problem happens all the time, so paying attention to moments when things are already better reveals people’s capacity for effective action.
Credentials/Training
I have more than 35 years of experience in health, behavioral health, and professional education, with my work informed by applied neuroscience, nervous system regulation, and behavior-change science. I have served as founder and executive director/CEO of multiple organizations providing continuing education to medical and behavioral health professionals, developing and delivering hundreds of accredited programs that reached more than 150,000 physicians and PhD-level behavioral health professionals nationwide.
I have presented at state and national behavioral health conferences and trained professionals through state and national organizations including the National Association of Social Workers, the Association for Addiction Professionals, the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration, the U.S. Medical Reserve Corps, Blue Cross Blue Shield, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, the Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association, and the Tulalip Tribes. I have also consulted for several years with a major continuing education provider for psychologists in trauma treatment, helping translate advances in trauma neuroscience into practical, clinically relevant training.
I earned my doctorate from Stanford University with a focus on human performance. My training includes 500+ hours of formal education in solution-focused practice and trauma treatment, as well as certification in Tiny Habits®. For 10 years early in my career, I taught college-level health sciences, integrating nervous system regulation as a core area of focus.
Conditions Treated
- Men’s Health