How Debbie works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Texas
- Years in practice
- 6
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Debbie
Debbie Silva is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with six years of clinical experience. She prioritizes building trust and listening to each person's story. Debbie focuses on practical steps clients can use right away to feel steadier and more in control.
She helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, anger, and addiction. She also supports those facing relationship strains, parenting stress, sleep problems, and compassion fatigue.
Background and approach
Her additional focus areas include attachment and abandonment concerns, adoption and foster care issues, body image, chronic illness, and communication problems. In sessions Debbie centers the conversation on the client. She listens to each person’s narrative and follows their pace.
She aims to create a calm, respectful space where people can name what’s hard and try new ways of coping. Debbie draws from client-centered methods, mindfulness practices, and narrative therapy. That mix helps people notice thoughts and feelings, reframe difficult stories, and develop small, realistic habits.
Sessions can be tailored to short-term goals or longer personal work. She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs. Her approach is straightforward and compassionate, focused on helping people find more balance and clearer next steps in their daily lives.
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
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Debbie lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How her approaches fit online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following the client's lead. The therapist reflects what she hears and helps clients name goals and next steps. This approach is helpful for people who want a supportive space to talk through hard moments.Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple practices to notice thoughts, breath, and bodily cues. These exercises can reduce reactivity and calm the body during stressful times. Mindfulness often suits people dealing with anxiety, anger, or ongoing stress.
Narrative Therapy looks at the stories people tell about themselves and their lives. Together the therapist and client identify dominant themes and try alternate ways of framing problems. This approach can help with identity concerns, relationship patterns, and recovery from painful experiences.
Deciding which approach to use is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with clients to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and comfort level. That choice can shift over time as progress is made.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper conversations and visual cues. Phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited or for a shorter check-in. Live chat and messaging suit quick updates, journaling-style work, or when someone prefers typing. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into a busy life.
Questions people ask about Debbie
What concerns does Debbie commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, anger, addictions, relationship and parenting strains, sleep problems, and compassion fatigue, among other issues.
What is Debbie's therapeutic style?
Her style is person-centered and collaborative, using mindfulness and narrative techniques to help clients notice patterns and try doable changes.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Debbie has six years of clinical experience providing individual and group services both in person and through telehealth.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Texas.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted; she works with clients located in Texas.
What session formats does she provide?
Therapy is available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different schedules and preferences.
How do fees and getting started work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and is arranged through 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.