Works with
How Debbie works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMHC
- Licensed in
- Florida
- Years in practice
- 9
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Debbie
Debbie Chen is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in Florida with nine years of experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, mood shifts, and anger. She listens closely and aims to help people find clearer ways to move forward.
Debbie uses straightforward, practical strategies in sessions. She emphasizes cognitive behavioral techniques to help people spot unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. She also draws on motivational interviewing to support readiness for change and a client-centered stance that keeps each person's goals central.
Background and approach
Her work often involves setting clear, achievable steps between sessions. That might mean trying one small behavior differently or testing a new way of answering a thought. These small experiments help people see what works in daily life and build confidence over time.
Debbie pays attention to how relationships, family patterns, and broader life events shape day-to-day struggles. She brings in systemic and solution-focused ideas when useful to identify practical changes and communication habits that reduce conflict and stress. People who appreciate a calm, patient listener and a collaborative approach may find her style helpful.
She supports clients coping with grief, addiction, ADHD, eating concerns, intimacy-related issues, parenting strain, chronic illness, and other challenges. Sessions aim to be concrete, respectful, and focused on what the client wants to change.
What Debbie works with
Everything Debbie lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Debbie's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Women's issues
Approaches Debbie lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Systemic Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How Debbie’s Approaches Work Online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following the client's goals. In an online session this means the therapist reflects what matters most and helps the person set the agenda for change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people spot thoughts and behaviors that add to stress or anger and then tries practical experiments to change them. Online CBT often uses short exercises and homework between sessions to build new habits.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Debbie will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped before. She will suggest methods and adapt them as progress is made so the plan fits the person's life and rhythm.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video helps with face-to-face interaction and working through exercises together. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for a quick check-in. Live chat and messaging are useful for brief updates, tracking progress, or when someone prefers writing to speaking. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to use approaches like CBT and motivational interviewing between sessions.
Questions people ask about Debbie
What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, ADHD, addictions, grief, eating and intimacy-related issues, and more listed specialties.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and practical, using client-centered listening, cognitive behavioral techniques, and motivational interviewing to set small, doable steps.
What is her background and experience?
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with nine years of clinical work in Florida addressing mood disorders and related concerns.
Where is she based and what credential does she hold?
She practices in Florida and holds the FL LMHC credential.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted; she works with clients located in Florida.
What session formats are available online?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are fees and getting started handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.