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Debra Pittman, LCSW

  • Experience17 years
  • LocationArkansas
  • Focus areasADHD, Trauma and abuse, and Anger
  • Therapy approachesClient-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
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About Debra

Debra Pittman is a licensed social worker who focuses on helping people navigate anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, and life transitions while also addressing ADHD-related concerns.

Background and approach

With 17 years of experience in clinical practice in Arkansas, she aims to create a warm, nonjudgmental space where clients feel heard and supported. She uses a collaborative, strengths-based stance that emphasizes education, skill-building, and practical strategies to increase confidence and day-to-day functioning.

Her approach blends empathy with clear planning: she listens to understand each person's goals, then helps craft an individualized roadmap toward those goals. Debra tailors interventions to the client’s unique needs, drawing on evidence-informed methods to address mood disorders, stress, sleep challenges, parenting struggles, substance-related problems, and attachment or family issues.

She emphasizes walking alongside clients through change, offering guidance and encouragement as they put new tools into practice.

Approaches and Practical Online Care

Debra often integrates cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness practices into online work. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with practical behavioral experiments to reduce symptoms like anxiety, panic, intrusive worry, and mood problems. Mindfulness therapy teaches present-moment awareness skills and gentle acceptance practices that can help with stress, sleep disruption, and emotional reactivity.

Choosing the right approach is considered a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to each client’s concerns and preferences, discuss different methods, and adapt techniques so the plan fits individual goals and strengths rather than applying a single method to everyone.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to engage, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These formats allow clients to access care from their home or other convenient locations, fit sessions into busy schedules, and use shorter check-ins or ongoing messaging when that better supports skill practice and continuity of care.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist commonly address?
She works with a wide range of concerns including anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, stress, bipolar mood concerns, parenting and family problems, ADHD, sleeping difficulties, and substance-related issues.
What is the therapeutic style and approach used?
The style is warm and nonjudgmental, blending client-centered listening with practical techniques from CBT, mindfulness, narrative, solution-focused, and trauma-focused therapies to support change.
How much clinical experience does the therapist have?
She brings 17 years of experience working with people facing depression, anxiety, trauma, and other life-changing circumstances.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is licensed as LCSW in Arkansas with license AR LCSW 9188-C and practices from that state.
Does she offer services for non-English speakers or international clients?
Sessions are offered in English, and she is not currently accepting international clients.
Which session formats are available for working together?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging as options for remote work.
How are sessions priced and billed?
Cost varies based on location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy with this clinician?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Trauma and abuseAnger managementSelf esteemBipolar disorder

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsGriefSleeping disordersParenting issuesDepressionCoping with life changesADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAttachment issuesBlended family issuesControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Drug and alcohol addictionFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityMood disordersObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPhobiasPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaTrichotillomaniaYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

17+ years

Licensed

Arkansas

Languages

English

What Debra can help with

Debra Pittman works with clients on trauma and abuse, anger management, self esteem, and bipolar disorder.

Debra works with people challenged by depression, anxiety, trauma, abuse, and other life changing circumstances.

How Debra approaches therapy

Debra's clinical approaches include Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Therapy.

Experience and training

Debra is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker practicing in Arkansas, with 17 years of clinical experience.