About Debra
Debra Kabrin is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in California. She brings a calm, supportive presence to sessions and focuses on helping people manage anxiety, stress, relationship strain, and life transitions. Her conversational style is warm and practical, aimed at making therapy feel manageable for busy lives.
Debra uses approaches that center on relationships and practical solutions. She draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how past bonds affect current relationships.
Background and approach
She also uses client-centered work to guide conversations at the client’s pace, and solution-focused techniques to set small, concrete goals. She has three years of documented post-licensure experience and has worked with a wide range of concerns including depression, grief, trauma and abuse, parenting pressures, intimacy issues, and compassion fatigue.
Her background includes attention to multicultural and diversity issues such as race, religion, and gender identity. Sessions are offered in English and available online by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Debra notes that scheduling is handled through an online matching and booking process using a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
People who want a supportive, relationship-aware approach often find her style accessible. She aims to help clients set realistic steps forward, whether the focus is anxiety, family stress, career concerns, or finding clearer life purpose.
How attachment and solution-focused approaches translate to online therapy
Debra draws from attachment-based work to look at how early relationship patterns show up now. This helps when anxiety or relationship tension seems tied to past hurts or trust issues. She also uses client-centered methods that let conversations move at the client's pace and focus on what matters most to that person.She also employs solution-focused techniques that aim for small, concrete steps. These are useful when someone wants quick, practical strategies for stress, parenting pressures, or immediate relationship concerns. Together these methods help tailor online sessions to emotional needs and day-to-day problems in a collaborative way. The therapist will work with the client to decide which approach or mix of approaches feels most helpful based on goals and preferences.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video helps maintain face-to-face interaction and deeper conversation. Phone sessions can be a good fit when bandwidth is limited or when a client prefers voice only. Live chat and messaging are useful for short check-ins, brief coaching, or ongoing support between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or busy schedules while keeping focus on progress and practical change.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Grief
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self esteem
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
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