Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
How Debra works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- New York
- Years in practice
- 30
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Debra
Debra Sarno is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who brings 30 years of practice to her work in New York. She focuses on practical, down-to-earth support for stress, anxiety, grief, parenting concerns, self-esteem, anger, and other life challenges. Debra writes treatment plans with each person so goals are clear and realistic.
She uses client-centered methods so sessions start where the person already is. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors.
Background and approach
Mindfulness techniques teach simple ways to calm the body and steady attention during tense moments. Debra's background includes clinic, hospital, and school settings. That variety shaped her ability to work with everyday problems and more complex struggles like trauma, mood disorders, chronic illness, and workplace stress.
She draws on practical tools learned across many settings rather than a single formula. Sessions aim to identify small steps that make a real difference. Debra often combines short-term, solution-focused exercises with longer work on patterns that keep returning.
She also uses hypnotherapy when people and goals make it a useful option. People who want clear plans, steady support, and techniques they can practice between sessions may find her approach helpful. Debra speaks English and works with adults from New York who want to address relationships, caregiving strain, career concerns, and emotional health.
What Debra works with
Everything Debra lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Debra's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Family problems
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Debra lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Hypnotherapy
- 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.
Approaches that translate to online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to the person in front of the therapist. It emphasizes understanding each person's own goals and building sessions around those priorities. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behavior and teaches practical exercises to try different responses to stress and anxiety.Finding the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will work with the person to choose which methods to try first and will adapt plans based on progress and preferences. That means the focus can shift from short-term solutions to deeper pattern work if needed, or include hypnotherapy and mindfulness tools where helpful.
Online formats make it easier to keep therapy consistent. Video calls let therapists use visual cues and work through exercises in real time. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can fit into a work break or a quieter moment. Live chat and text-based messaging offer brief check-ins and ongoing support between meetings. These options support flexible scheduling and make it simpler to practice skills in everyday life.
Questions people ask about Debra
What kinds of problems does she address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, grief, parenting concerns, low self-esteem, anger, relationship and family issues, trauma and mood disorders among other concerns.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is practical and collaborative. Sessions mix client-centered listening with hands-on tools from cognitive behavioral and solution-focused methods.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 30 years of experience working in clinics, hospitals, and schools which informs her approach to both everyday and complex problems.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) registered in New York and practices out of New York State.
Can I work with her in a language other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
How are sessions delivered online?
Sessions can take place by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What do I do to get started?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.