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Debra Gionet

Debra Gionet, LCSW

Therapist in California

Calm practical support for self worth and life change

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25 years of experience listed

LCSW professional credentials

English languages

  • Compassionate listening
  • Practical skills
  • Values-based work

About Debra

Debra Gionet is a licensed clinical social worker in California with 25 years of experience. She works with people who feel stuck by stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, parenting strain, or low self esteem. Her manner is calm and straightforward, and she aims to make therapy useful from the first session.

She helps people facing major life changes, career decisions, and challenges tied to body image or eating and food-related issues. Many clients come with family of origin concerns, attachment questions, or communication problems. She also supports those coping with fertility, pregnancy and childbirth matters, and issues tied to women’s health.

Her practice draws on several approaches to fit each person’s needs. Debra uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to clarify values and reduce avoidance, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to shift unhelpful thinking and behavior, and Client-Centered Therapy to keep the work focused on the person in the room. She also brings psychodynamic ideas and experience with Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing for trauma-related concerns.

Debra describes her perspective as compassionate and personalized. She will talk through practical skills for coping, communication, and emotional regulation. The aim is steady progress rather than quick fixes, so goals are set together and adjusted as needed.

Sessions are offered in English from her California practice. People interested in starting are asked to use the continue button on this profile to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to therapist availability.

How her approaches translate to online work

Debra often uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people identify what matters to them and take steps toward those values even when anxiety or fear is present. This approach can be useful for life transitions, career questions, and low self esteem.

She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help spot and change unhelpful thoughts and behavior patterns. CBT is practical and skill-focused, which many people find fits well with online sessions. Client-Centered Therapy is another core part of her work and keeps the conversation focused on the client's experience and choices.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. She will work with each person to decide which methods feel most helpful based on goals and preferences, and may combine ideas from different approaches over time in a collaborative way.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life - for example it can reduce travel time, allow quicker check-ins during a lunch break, or make it simpler to keep regular appointments while managing work and family commitments.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesParenting issuesSelf esteemCoping with life changes

Also works with

Career difficulties

Additional focus areas

Attachment issuesBody imageCodependencyCommunication problemsEating and food-related issuesFamily of origin issuesFertility issuesLife purposeNarcissismPregnancy and childbirthWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Psychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

25+ years

Credentials

California

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she commonly address?

She helps people manage stress, anxiety, relationship and parenting challenges, career decisions, and low self esteem. Additional focus areas include body image, eating-related issues, attachment and family of origin concerns.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her style is warm and pragmatic. She combines listening with practical tools so clients can try small changes between sessions.

How much experience does she have?

She brings 25 years of clinical experience as a licensed clinical social worker. That background informs work on life transitions, trauma-related concerns, and women's issues.

Where is the therapist based and what are her credentials?

She is licensed in California as an LCSW, which is listed as CA LCSW in her profile.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English.

Does she work with international clients?

She is not currently accepting international clients.

How are sessions scheduled and what does cost look like?

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

How do I begin therapy with her?

Click the continue button on this profile, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

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