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- Client-centered work
- Cognitive behavioral therapy
- Motivational interviewing
About Debra
Debra Struzinski is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing with 24 years of clinical experience. She works with adults on stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strains, family and parenting concerns, and related issues such as grief, anger, and life transitions.
She uses straightforward conversation and practical methods. Sessions focus on identifying what is most troubling at home and testing small changes that can make daily life easier. Debra draws on client-centered work and cognitive-behavioral techniques to help people notice unhelpful patterns and try new behaviors.
She also integrates motivational interviewing to support change and Internal Family Systems ideas to look at the parts of a person that hold strong feelings or protective behaviors. That combination is applied to topics like communication problems, adoption and foster care concerns, postpartum depression, and coping with compassion fatigue.
Debra’s practice includes attention to addictions, trauma and abuse, bipolar and obsessive-compulsive concerns when adults bring these up. She offers help around parenting stress, intimacy-related issues, jealousy, and forgiveness in relationships. Many clients seek her guidance after separation or during career and life purpose transitions.
Sessions are conversational and goal-focused. Debra asks questions, hears what matters most, and suggests skills to try between meetings. If you want to arrange a first session, the practice uses a short matching questionnaire and scheduling flow to set up the initial appointment.
How sessions work
How therapeutic approaches guide online work
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and reflecting so a person can name what matters and decide next steps. It helps when someone is overwhelmed by parenting stress or relationship tension and needs a steady, respectful listener.Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. It introduces practical exercises to test new responses to anxiety, depression, or anger and is useful for everyday coping and mood management.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will review what you want to change, your goals, and how you prefer to work. Then she will suggest trying methods that fit those needs and adjust them as you go.
Practical benefits of online sessions include easier fitting of appointments into busy days and avoiding travel time so sessions can happen between errands or during a break at work. If you want to confirm which session formats are offered, please check the booking options before scheduling. Many adults find that online meetings make it simpler to keep regular sessions while addressing parenting and family concerns.
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Experience
24+ years
Listed in
Connecticut, Florida
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of family and parenting concerns does she address?
She helps adults with parenting strain, communication problems, adoption and foster care issues, and conflicts that affect family life.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is conversational and goal-focused, using client-centered listening plus practical techniques from CBT and motivational interviewing.
How much experience does she have working with adults?
She has 24 years of experience as a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist working with adult concerns across relationships, mood, and stress.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LMFT licensed in Connecticut and practices from Connecticut.
Can she work with non-English speakers or international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are offered?
Session formats are not specified here; please confirm current online session options before booking.
How does the subscription-based cost model work?
Costs vary with location and the service uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What do I need to do to get started?
Click the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session through the provided scheduling flow.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.