The Episcopal Counseling Center

Doris "Deb" Banister-Hazama, M.S. IMT1284 Orlando Office   Registered Marriage & Family Therapist Intern

   Deb obtained her Master’s in Counseling Psychology from Palm Beach Atlantic University – Orlando Campus December 2007.  Her undergraduate degree (BS) is from University of Oregon, Eugene (1981). Deb is a Peace Maker conflict mitigator since 2003 for Church of the New Covenant in Winter Springs, FL and is in the founder of a youth ministry/outreach in honor of her son Luke, who died when he was 14 years old.

   For many years Deb has worked as a Team Lead / Project Manager with a Fortune 250 organization; and prior she worked for nearly five years with a not-for-profit youth organization and she owned her own art business for ten years. Deb is a trained conflict resolution mitigater (Peace Makers) for her church community. Deb has enjoyed coaching or counseling individuals at work or in personal relationships – In fact counseling has always been a part of her relationships with people.  Yet when Deb lost her youngest son she decided to go back to school to be prepared to counsel professionally.

   Deb is married and has two surviving college age children. She enjoys spending time with her husband, his four children and her young adult children. She also enjoys gardening, cooking, bicycling and kayaking when she is not reading or searching for a good deal.  They also have a big brown dog and two cats.