About Debra
Debra Grollman is a licensed independent clinical social worker (LICSW) based in Massachusetts. She draws on three decades of professional experience to help people who are feeling stuck, stressed, or unsure about next steps. She focuses on relationship concerns, stress and anxiety, self-esteem, career questions, and grief.
She also supports people dealing with adoption and foster care issues, aging and geriatric concerns, body image, and family of origin matters. Coaching for executives and professionals is another area of her work.
Background and approach
Her approach centers on Client-Centered Therapy. In sessions she listens closely and tailors conversation to each person's needs. The pace and topics reflect what matters to the client rather than a fixed script.
Debra aims to offer respect, sensitivity, and compassion in every meeting. She works with adults who want practical strategies and clearer thinking about relationships, work, or identity. Small changes in thought and routine are often the first steps she explores.
Beginning therapy is framed as a collaboration. Debra helps set goals, tries different strategies, and adjusts the plan as progress is made. Her long experience guides the process while keeping the focus on what the client wants to achieve.
How client-centered therapy works online
Client-Centered Therapy is built on listening and responding to what the person brings. The therapist focuses on understanding feelings and priorities, and helps the client make choices that feel right. This approach is useful for relationship worries, low self-esteem, anxiety, and career decisions.Because the method adapts to each person, the therapist will work collaboratively to find the best path forward. Together they will set goals, try different approaches, and adjust based on what helps most. The aim is a working relationship that fits the client's needs and preferences.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, giving different ways to connect. Video is good for a full conversation and face-to-face feeling. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or for a shorter check-in. Text and live chat let people send quick thoughts or keep a steady thread between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to keep momentum between sessions.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
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Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 30 years
- Licensed
- Massachusetts
- Languages
- English
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