- Years in practice
- 24
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Licensed in
- Connecticut, Florida
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Debra
Debra Struzinski is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) based in Connecticut with 24 years of clinical experience. She helps people who are facing stress, anxiety, depression, and major life changes. Parents and people dealing with relationship or family tensions will find a calm, practical approach to problem solving.
Her work emphasizes clear listening and respectful conversation. She uses Client-Centered Therapy to follow what matters most to each person.
Background and approach
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is used for managing anxious thoughts and building new habits. Debra also brings Motivational Interviewing to conversations about addiction, behavior change, or getting unstuck. Internal Family Systems helps when people want to understand different parts of themselves and heal from past wounds.
These methods are chosen to match each person’s goals rather than as a one-size-fits-all plan. Common concerns she addresses include parenting challenges, grief, trauma and abuse, postpartum depression, compassion fatigue, and relationship or intimacy issues. She also supports people facing career transitions, communication problems, and questions about life purpose.
Sessions are offered in English and take place online by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. The therapist asks clients to describe their goals so she can tailor a plan. Debra aims for straightforward, respectful conversations that focus on practical next steps.
What Debra works with
Everything Debra lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Debra helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Postpartum depression
- Self-love
Approaches Debra lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Internal Family Systems
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 Work Online
Client-Centered Therapy puts the person's experience first. In practice this means the therapist listens closely and follows what matters most to the client, helping them name needs and priorities. This approach is useful for parenting stress, relationship issues, and grief.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. Sessions focus on practical skills like spotting unhelpful thinking, testing beliefs, and building new routines that reduce anxiety or depression.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will review goals, preferences, and the problems a person brings, then recommend one or more approaches to try. Clients and the therapist adjust plans together as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy fit into busy lives. Video helps with visual connection and a fuller conversation, phone can be quicker or use less bandwidth, and chat or text can work well for short check-ins or when writing feels easier. These options allow people to schedule sessions around work, childcare, or other responsibilities while keeping continuity of care.
Questions people ask about Debra
What concerns does she commonly address?
Debra works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family problems, parenting issues, grief, trauma and abuse, and addiction-related concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She combines Client-Centered listening with practical Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and motivational conversations to help people break unhelpful patterns and meet clear goals.
How much experience does she have?
She has 24 years of clinical experience as a licensed marriage and family therapist.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She is an LMFT licensed in Connecticut and practices with clients in that state.
Which languages are offered and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does billing 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?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a session based on the therapist's availability.
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