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Deborah Denson

Deborah Denson, LCSW

Texas

Licensed Clinical Social Worker - anxiety and trauma

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Credentials check

Credentials
LCSW
Licensed in Texas
LCSW, licence 27971
NPI
1306611942
Experience
28 years
Languages
English
Location
Texas

These details come from information Deborah supplied to BetterHelp. A licence can be checked with the social work board of the state that issued it, and an NPI with the national registry.

AAbout

  • Anxiety and depression
  • Trauma and recovery
  • Solution-focused steps

About Deborah

Deborah Denson is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Texas with 28 years of experience. She focuses on common but often overwhelming problems like anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and relationship concerns. She also works with issues around addiction, sleep and eating, parenting strain, career stress, and compassion fatigue.

Deborah uses straightforward, person-focused methods in sessions. She listens for patterns that keep problems repeating. Then she helps people try small, measurable changes that shift daily life and reduce distress. Sessions are practical and aimed at what someone can use between visits.

Her approach draws on client-centered work that emphasizes the person’s own goals and strengths. She also uses psychodynamic ideas to look at long-standing patterns and trauma-focused strategies when past harm still affects present life. Solution-focused methods are used to set clear steps forward.

Deborah pays attention to how relationships, work, health and family demands shape problems. She helps people with anger, intimacy-related struggles, commitment and communication issues, and concerns about attachment or abandonment. She also supports those managing chronic illness, caregiver stress, or aging-related questions.

Sessions move at a practical pace. The emphasis is on improving day-to-day functioning, clearer communication, and manageable coping skills. People who want an experienced LCSW who keeps therapy rooted in everyday life may find her approach useful.

BHow sessions work

How Deborah’s therapeutic approaches translate online

Client-centered therapy focuses on the person’s goals and strengths. Online sessions using this approach emphasize listening, clarifying goals, and practical steps the client wants to try. Psychodynamic therapy looks at repeating life patterns and early experiences that shape current reactions. In an online setting this can mean talking through patterns, identifying triggers, and linking past experiences to present behavior. Trauma-focused therapy concentrates on reducing the ongoing impact of past harm and stabilizing symptoms. Online work here often involves grounding skills, pacing the discussion of difficult memories, and building safety around triggers.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss your needs, goals, and preferences and then recommend one or a mix of methods. That choice is revisited as progress is made so the plan stays practical and responsive.

The practical benefits of online sessions include easier fitting of therapy into busy schedules and fewer logistics around travel. Some people prefer shorter check-ins when time is limited, while others use longer sessions for deeper work; discuss what fits your life when scheduling. Confirm the current session options before booking so you know what formats are offered for appointments.

CAreas of focus

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

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

Listed in

Texas

Languages

English

DQuestions

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, addictions, sleep and eating problems, parenting strain, anger, career stress, compassion fatigue, and ADHD among other focuses.

What is her therapeutic style?

She uses client-centered, psychodynamic, solution-focused, trauma-focused, and Internal Family Systems ideas to guide sessions. The work is collaborative and aimed at practical steps people can use between appointments.

How much experience does she have?

She has 28 years of clinical experience working with adults on a wide range of emotional and life concerns.

Is she licensed and where does she practice?

She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Texas and practices with that credential in the state.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English.

Does she work with international clients?

International clients are not currently accepted.

How does billing and cost work?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin the process?

Click the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, call 911, or call or text 988. More crisis numbers

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