About Deborah
Deborah Giannone is a licensed clinical social worker in New York with 36 years of experience. She helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar symptoms, addiction, grief, or major life changes. She aims to create a calm, open space where clients can talk without feeling judged.
Deborah uses straightforward, people-centered ways of working. She listens first and then helps clients identify small, practical steps they can try between sessions.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on what matters to the client and on building skills that fit everyday life. Her background includes long clinical experience supporting people through trauma, relationship strain, sleep problems, and career stress. She also supports those dealing with chronic health issues, body image concerns, and difficulties with trust or commitment.
Deborah draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and client-centered methods to help clients notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. She encourages workable changes that align with each person’s values and goals. People who choose her practice can expect a respectful, steady approach and clear talk about next steps.
Deborah works with clients to set realistic goals and to track progress over time.
How Deborah Uses ACT and Client-Centered Work Online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and physical feelings without being pushed around by them. It often focuses on identifying personal values and trying small actions that move life in the chosen direction, which can help with anxiety, avoidance, and coping with change.Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and respect. The therapist follows the client’s lead, reflects what is said, and supports people as they find their own solutions. This approach can be useful for building self-esteem and for working through grief or relationship stress.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Deborah will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit best based on needs, goals, and personal preferences. She checks in on what is working and adjusts the plan as progress unfolds.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care more flexible. Video calls let people use visual cues for deeper conversation, phone sessions require less bandwidth, live chat can be a quick check-in, and messaging supports brief updates or step-by-step coaching between meetings. These options make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule and to keep momentum between appointments.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 36 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English
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