Deborah Salant, LICSW
Experienced LICSW offering practical, relationship-focused care
Book with DeborahWorks with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Depression
How Deborah works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LICSW
- Licensed in
- Massachusetts
- Years in practice
- 33
- Languages
- English, French
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Deborah
Deborah Salant is a licensed independent social worker with 33 years of experience. She uses a mix of practical, relationship-focused approaches to help people facing stress, anxiety, anger, addiction, and other life challenges. Deborah speaks English and French and practices from Massachusetts.
Her sessions begin with a short history of the problem so she can understand why someone is seeking help right now. She focuses on building a working alliance in the room and sets clear, achievable goals that are checked in on regularly.
Background and approach
Meetings are usually weekly or biweekly depending on where a person is in their work. Deborah adapts techniques to fit each situation. She draws on client-centered work to follow what matters most to the person.
She also uses cognitive behavioral tools to identify unhelpful thinking and change behaviors that keep problems alive. She brings decades of experience with depression, chronic anxiety, substance concerns, relationship and family stress, grief, and parenting challenges. She also works with people facing fertility and aging-related caregiving issues and with a wide range of other concerns listed in her specialties.
In sessions she aims to create a calm, straightforward space where people can talk through immediate struggles and learn skills for coping. The work is practical and collaborative, focused on small steps that add up to better day-to-day functioning. Deborah looks forward to helping people move toward greater ease in their lives.
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
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Depression
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Deborah lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-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.
Using proven approaches in online sessions
Deborah commonly draws on client-centered work and cognitive behavioral therapy in her online practice. Client-centered Therapy focuses on listening, reflecting what matters to the person, and shaping sessions around their concerns; it is useful when people need a supportive space to sort feelings and priorities. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and uses simple, step-by-step strategies to reduce worry, low mood, and unhelpful habits. Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Deborah will discuss goals and preferences and suggest methods that fit each person’s situation. She adjusts techniques over time so sessions remain practical and goal-focused. Online formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls let people have face-to-face conversation when seeing expressions matters. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a camera isn’t convenient. Live chat and text-based messaging support quick check-ins, brief skill practice, or ongoing notes between appointments. These options aim to increase flexibility and help people continue therapy even when schedules or travel make in-person visits difficult.Questions people ask about Deborah
What kinds of concerns does Deborah address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship and family issues, grief, parenting challenges, anger, self-esteem, and related concerns listed in her specialties.
What is her general approach in sessions?
Sessions emphasize a client-centered stance combined with practical tools. She uses therapy techniques that help people talk through issues, set goals, and change unhelpful patterns.
How much experience does this therapist have?
Deborah has 33 years of clinical experience working with a wide range of concerns including chronic depression, anxiety, and substance-related issues.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She holds an MA and is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) practicing in Massachusetts.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and French, and she also accepts international clients.
What session formats does she offer?
Therapy is available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to the therapist's availability.