Debra Rice

Debra Rice is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in New York with 14 years of experience working with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, life changes, and struggles around relationships and parenting. She also sees concerns such as grief, sleeping problems, addictions, self-esteem, and career uncertainty. Her practice focuses on practical support when life feels overwhelming or direction is unclear. She helps people notice what feels off and talks through concrete steps to reduce daily stress. Sessions often include skills from cognitive behavioral approaches and mindfulness to address anxious thinking and low mood. Attachment-based ideas guide conversations about relationship patterns and how they affect current choices. Debra uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ideas to help clients clarify values and take small, values-based actions when they feel stuck. Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills may be used to build emotional regulation and distress tolerance. Client-centered ways of working mean the client’s goals shape the pace and focus of sessions. In practice she listens for what matters most right now, then suggests actions that fit into everyday life. That might mean short behavioral experiments between sessions, or learning specific coping tools for sleep, cravings, or intense feelings. She also supports people facing caregiver stress, aging and geriatric concerns, blended family issues, and difficulties with body image. If someone is unsure what comes next, she starts by mapping current stressors and priorities. The process is collaborative and straightforward, aimed at helping a person take manageable next steps rather than promising a single solution.

How her approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on identifying core values and taking small actions that align with those values. It helps when someone feels aimless or stuck and wants clearer direction in work or life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at unhelpful thoughts and tests them with real-life experiments to reduce anxiety and low mood. It is useful for sleep problems, anxiety, and practical behavior change. Attachment-Based Therapy examines patterns in close relationships and how those patterns influence choices and emotions today, which can help with relationship strain and parenting tensions.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work together with the client to choose which methods fit best for the person’s goals and day-to-day demands. That collaborative decision is revisited as progress is made and needs change.

The original biography does not specify which online session formats are provided, so confirm current options before booking. In general online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, and reduce the time spent traveling to appointments. Therapists can suggest practical exercises to try between sessions and adapt homework to fit a client’s routine, helping integrate therapy work into everyday life.