About Debbie
Debbie Rehman Lux is a licensed marriage and family therapist who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, eating concerns, low self-esteem, and major life changes. She speaks plainly and focuses on practical steps people can use right away. Her work centers on listening and helping clients feel heard without judgment.
With 25 years of clinical experience in California, Debbie uses a collaborative style. She and each client map out clear goals and small steps toward them.
Background and approach
Sessions often include talking through patterns, testing new ways of coping, and reviewing what worked between appointments. Debbie favors straightforward tools drawn from cognitive behavioral therapy. That means she helps people notice thoughts that make stress or anxiety worse and tries out healthier responses.
The aim is to reduce overwhelming feelings and improve day-to-day functioning. She pays attention to specific issues that come up in relationships, such as communication problems, separation, abandonment feelings, and forgiveness. Debbie also supports people dealing with body image, eating struggles, guilt, shame, isolation, and social anxiety or phobia.
Clients report working on practical skills like setting boundaries, improving communication, and building self-compassion. Debbie encourages small, sustainable changes and checks in on progress each session. Her approach is steady, warm, and focused on concrete results.
How CBT and online sessions work together
Debbie uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice thoughts that increase anxiety or stress and try different responses. CBT involves identifying unhelpful thinking patterns, testing new behaviors, and tracking results over time to reduce distress and improve daily functioning.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Debbie will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they decide whether CBT techniques or different strategies should be emphasized and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make scheduling easier. Video calls let people work in a face-to-face format when that helps. Phone sessions can be a good fit when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text messaging support quick check-ins, homework review, and steady connection between longer sessions. These options give flexibility for busy days and different comfort levels while keeping the focus on practical, goal-oriented work.
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What this therapist works with
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- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Eating disorders
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Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 25 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
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