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Deborah Denson, LCSW

  • Experience28 years
  • LocationTexas
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Relationship
  • Therapy approachesClient-Centered Therapy and Psychodynamic Therapy
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About Deborah

Deborah Denson is a Texas-based LCSW with 28 years of clinical experience who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship concerns, and ADHD.

Background and approach

She works with individuals navigating grief, addiction, intimacy and communication challenges, and life transitions, offering steady guidance for those coping with chronic illness, caregiving strain, workplace stress, or changes that unsettle everyday functioning. Her style is compassionate and client-centered, honoring each person’s history while highlighting strengths and resilience.

She integrates psychodynamic perspectives to explore long-standing emotional patterns and uses solution-focused strategies to establish concrete goals and practical steps forward. Trauma-focused work and Internal Family Systems inform her approach to healing from painful experiences and resolving internal conflicts.

Deborah emphasizes collaboration and empowerment, helping clients build self-understanding and sustainable coping skills. Prospective clients who seek a thoughtful clinician with extensive experience in complex emotional and behavioral issues may find her approach attentive, steady, and oriented toward meaningful progress.

Approaches That Guide Online Care

Deborah uses client-centered therapy to focus on each person's goals and priorities, creating a space where the client's experience steers the pace and direction of work. Psychodynamic therapy helps explore underlying emotional patterns and early influences that can shape current relationships and responses, which can be especially useful when clients want deeper insight into recurring struggles.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Deborah collaborates with clients to identify which methods best align with their needs, preferences, and goals, and she adjusts interventions over time so that therapy remains practical and personally meaningful.

Online sessions are offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for varied schedules and comfort levels. These formats make it easier to maintain continuity of care during life transitions, manage time constraints, and access therapeutic support from home or elsewhere while working toward clearer communication, emotional regulation, and problem-solving skills.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Deborah commonly address?
She works with a broad range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions, intimacy-related problems, eating and sleeping difficulties, parenting stress, anger, career concerns, compassion fatigue, and ADHD.
What is her therapeutic style like?
The approach is collaborative and strengths-based with an emphasis on client-centered care, while integrating psychodynamic insight, solution-focused techniques, trauma-focused methods, and Internal Family Systems when appropriate.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She brings 28 years of clinical practice to her work, applying long-term experience to complex emotional and behavioral challenges.
What credentials and location apply to this therapist?
Deborah holds an LCSW and is licensed in Texas under TX LCSW 27971.
Can she work with clients who speak other languages or live abroad?
Sessions are conducted in English, and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
Which session formats are offered?
Clients may work with her via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on availability.
How are costs and subscription handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working together?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a brief matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseGriefDepression

Also works with

AddictionsIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Divorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPost-traumatic stressSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

28+ years

Licensed

Texas

Languages

English