Deborah (Debbie) Dobbins, LCSW
Compassionate LCSW helping adults manage strong emotions
Book with DeborahWorks with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Depression
How Deborah works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Mississippi, Texas
- Years in practice
- 20
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Deborah
Deborah (Debbie) Dobbins is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 20 years of experience. She offers a warm, listening presence and helps people clarify what matters most to them. Debbie focuses on working with individual adults to address feelings like anger, anxiety, grief, and low self-esteem.
She treats concerns related to stress, trauma and abuse, addiction, and life changes. Debbie approaches each person as the expert on their life and partners with them to set realistic goals.
Background and approach
Sessions are conversational and practical, with room for humor when it fits. She emphasizes dignity and respect in the relationship and listens closely to each person’s story. Her background includes a Master of Science degree from the University of Texas at Arlington and licensure as an LCSW.
Debbie has worked for two decades with issues that often follow trauma, such as abandonment, guilt, and difficulties with communication and control. Therapy with Debbie may include tools from client-centered work, cognitive behavioral ideas, mindfulness, and solution-focused strategies. She tailors techniques to what a person needs and prefers rather than using a one-size-fits-all method.
People reach out to her for help managing anger, coping with life transitions, improving self-love, and rebuilding trust after painful experiences. Her style is steady, respectful, and outcomes-focused in a practical way.
What Deborah works with
Everything Deborah lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Deborah's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Self-love
Approaches Deborah lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches for online anger and stress work
Debbie draws from client-centered therapy to create a space where the person’s own priorities guide the work. That means she listens first, asks about goals, and follows what the client says matters most.She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which looks at how thoughts and actions affect feelings. CBT offers concrete skills that can help with anger, anxiety, and managing strong reactions in daily life.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. Debbie collaborates with each person to decide which methods match their needs, goals, and comfort level. She adapts techniques over time as progress is made.
Online sessions can be a flexible way to get help. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and shared materials. Phone sessions work well when video isn’t possible or when someone needs a shorter check-in. Live chat and text-based messaging offer ongoing support between sessions and can fit into a busy day. These options make it easier to schedule work around life commitments and to use tools consistently.
Questions people ask about Deborah
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
Debbie works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addiction, anger, and related issues like low self-esteem and compassion fatigue.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses a respectful, client-centered approach and pairs that with practical strategies from cognitive behavioral and solution-focused work.
How much experience does she have?
She has 20 years of experience working in social work and counseling settings with adults facing trauma, parenting challenges, and life changes.
Where is she based and what are her credentials?
She is based in Texas and holds an MS and is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. meet with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be in video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on what fits a person’s needs.
How are costs and scheduling handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time; to begin, complete the matching questionnaire and schedule a time.