About Debra
Debra Rice is a licensed clinical social worker who focuses on practical ways to reduce stress and anxiety. She offers steady support and clear steps for people who feel stuck, overwhelmed, or burned out. She draws on 14 years of experience helping people move past hard times and rebuild daily routines.
Sessions aim to identify what is out of balance and create small, doable changes that add up. Work often focuses on sleep, coping with life changes, and rebuilding self-esteem.
Background and approach
Her practice also addresses grief, addictions, relationship concerns, and career stress. Debra helps people navigate family and parenting challenges and the strain caregivers face. She pays attention to issues that can make life feel smaller, like isolation, body image, and feelings of emptiness.
Debra uses a mix of problem-solving and skills-based methods. She incorporates cognitive behavioral techniques, acceptance and commitment ideas, and attachment-focused thinking to help people notice patterns and try new responses. Mindfulness and emotion regulation skills are used when helpful.
People can expect a warm, direct approach that balances listening with practical tools. Debra supports clients in identifying goals and practicing changes between sessions. Her aim is to make progress feel steady and realistic.
Approach-driven online care that fits your life
Debra uses cognitive behavioral therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy to guide online work. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes that improve mood and sleep. Acceptance and commitment therapy helps people get clear about values and take committed steps even when uncomfortable feelings are present.Finding the right approach is a team effort. She will discuss options and adapt methods to fit a person's goals, preferences, and the issues they bring. That way the plan reflects what matters most and what feels doable between sessions.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs. Video calls let people read facial cues and practice skills in real time. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Chat and text let people touch base between meetings or take part without being on camera. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and keep momentum when life gets hectic.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Addictions
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 14 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English
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