I am a licensed clinical social worker with 14 years experience providing individual counseling in Louisiana. I have worked with clients who have a wide range of concerns including but not limited to depression, anxiety, low self esteem, family of origin issues, personality disorders, and substance abuse/addictiona. I also worked with clients who have experienced childhood abuse, adulthood abuse, emotional abuse, and other victims/survivors of crime.
My counseling style is client centered. I believe in treating every client with dignity, respect, sensitivity, and compassion. . My therapeutic approach combines cognitive-behavioral, rational-emotive counseling, and dialectal behavior therapies. Sessions will be centered around the self identified individual needs of the client.
We are not always responsible for challenges that occur in our lives, but we are responsible for learning to cope and/or solve them . Making changes can be scary and difficult. If you are ready to work on areas of concern in your life, make some positive changes, and feel beetter, I am willing to support you and guide you through the journey .
I look forward to working with you!
Additional areas of focus: Addictions, Relationship issues, Grief, Eating disorders, Sleeping disorders, Anger management, Bipolar disorder, Coping with life changes, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, Attachment issues, Avoidant Personality, Co-morbidity, Codependency, Commitment Issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Coping with Natural or Human-Caused Disaster, Dependent Personality, Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD), Divorce and separation, Domestic Violence, Drug and Alcohol Addiction, Eating and Food-Related Issues, Emptiness, Family of Origin Issues, Family Problems, Fertility Issues, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Hoarding, Impulsivity, Infidelity, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Money and financial issues, Mood disorders , Obsessions, Compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Paranoia, Personality Disorders, Phobias, Post-traumatic stress, Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling), Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-Harm, Self-love, Sexual Assault and Abuse, Social anxiety and phobia, Women's issues, Workplace issues
Clinical approaches: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Hypnotherapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy
LA LCSW 9773
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Debra is awesome. I feel so comfortable with her. I wish I could stay with her. I only have 4 sessions available. I wish I could get this EAP benefit again thru my roommates job.
Written on Apr 25, 2022 after therapy with Debra for 4 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, self esteem, coping with life changes, and adhd
She is great! She makes me feel very comfortable speaking to her. I also like how she digs into concerns I did not realize were an issue. I appreciate having to talk out the things I typically wouldn’t bring up.
Written on Aug 03, 2021 after therapy with Debra for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, coping with life changes, and adhd