- Solution oriented
- Strengths focused
- Practical tools
About Debra
Debra Dean is an LCSW with 35 years of clinical experience. She is licensed in Florida and Utah and brings a long career in varied settings to her work. Debra emphasizes practical problem solving and focuses on supporting people through difficult life moments.
She leans toward solution-oriented care, helping clients name goals and take small steps toward them. Debra regularly helps people cope with grief and loss, depression, bipolar concerns, anxiety, and stress. She also supports those navigating aging parents, hospice and end-of-life issues, and recovery from narcissistic abuse.
Debra believes clients are the experts in their own stories and aims to build on each person's strengths. In sessions she offers education and guidance while listening for what matters most. The approach is straightforward and collaborative, with attention to real-world coping tools.
Her broader focus includes workplace strain, relationship and intimacy concerns, addictions, compassion fatigue, family of origin issues, intellectual disability, and women’s issues. She also works with LGBT concerns and self esteem challenges. Those seeking help with these topics can expect a practical style that targets immediate problems as well as longer-term patterns.
Debra’s years of practice include work across multiple settings, which contributes to a flexible, experience-informed approach. She aims to support reasonable, manageable changes and to help people find clearer paths through hard situations.
She leans toward solution-oriented care, helping clients name goals and take small steps toward them. Debra regularly helps people cope with grief and loss, depression, bipolar concerns, anxiety, and stress. She also supports those navigating aging parents, hospice and end-of-life issues, and recovery from narcissistic abuse.
Debra believes clients are the experts in their own stories and aims to build on each person's strengths. In sessions she offers education and guidance while listening for what matters most. The approach is straightforward and collaborative, with attention to real-world coping tools.
Her broader focus includes workplace strain, relationship and intimacy concerns, addictions, compassion fatigue, family of origin issues, intellectual disability, and women’s issues. She also works with LGBT concerns and self esteem challenges. Those seeking help with these topics can expect a practical style that targets immediate problems as well as longer-term patterns.
Debra’s years of practice include work across multiple settings, which contributes to a flexible, experience-informed approach. She aims to support reasonable, manageable changes and to help people find clearer paths through hard situations.