This is who I am and how I got here. My parents were divorced, and I was being molested by my uncle at 13 years old. Because of this I ran away from home at 14 years of age. I was homeless trying to escape my abusive home life. I have been pregnant and alone as I stood on a bridge at fifteen years of age. I was prepared to jump into the murky waters below to kill myself and my unborn child. I have been that wife and mother who sat at home alone with three children and wondered if their alcoholic father would come home with any money for rent or food after drinking or gambling all week.

Overcoming and healing from these desperate situations is why my heart was encouraged to help as many women as I can to find the keys that I found to not just surviving but thriving. I divorced my first husband the father of my children at 28 years of age. I found myself trying to raise three children on my own with no formal education. I was so full of fear and self-doubt after years of trauma and abuse. My husband refused to help me with support and told me he hoped I starved to death and that me and our children were going to be homeless. I was determined, that was not going to be my fate. I worked three jobs at that point. I went back to school. I was able to get my real estate license and began to make a great living for my children and myself. I was at last a successful businesswoman. I had overcome my past. Or so it seemed. I still suffered the effects of trauma. I felt insecure and unworthy, despite my success.

But my story does not end there. I found who I thought would be a wonderful husband for my children. We found the Lord Jesus together. I went back to school and earned my Ph.D. in Psychology.  We started a clinic together, serving youth and troubled families. I was fulfilling my dream. We even started a church ministry together. I had it all. A beautiful family. A ministry and a a great career. We had been married 25 years when I found out about the affairs, and his addiction to porn. The verbal abuse, began. Everything in my life went from light to dark. It was like someone threw a bomb in my family and shrapnel went flying everywhere. I was numb and hurt and confused.  At 57 years old could I start all over again? The answer is a resounding yes.

I have found the keys to thriving not just surviving. I have helped hundreds of professional women and leaders in ministry recover and find their God-given Purpose again and recover who they were created to be before the effects and devastation of Trauma. Turning Pain into Purpose! That is what I am doing here. Turning my past pain into purpose in the Kingdom of God to set women on the path of thriving once more.

Here are the reasons you can depend on Dr. Deborah Gold to help you to break free from traumatic pain and transform from breakable to unshakable, from surviving to thriving:

• REPUTABLE – Dr. Deborah Gold has been around since 1999, a respected leader in her field and community.
  
• EXPERIENCED – Our proudest accomplishment is the large number of long term clients who put their trust in us year after year.
• INTEGRITY – Building a reputation of integrity takes years, but it takes only a second to lose. We don’t believe in cutting corners. The foundation of our reputation is our commitment to do the right thing at all times, regardless of whether anyone is watching.
• RESOURCES – We offer a wide variety of development and training programs built on timeless principles that get results.
• CUSTOMIZABLE – All of our curriculum can be customized to specifically address your individual and organizational needs.
• 100% SATISFACTION GUARANTEE – We want you to be completely satisfied with our services. We will do whatever it takes to make you happy. No hassles, no problems.