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Debra Struzinski, LMFT
Connecticut
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - Anxiety and Relationships
See online therapy options- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Relationship and parenting work
- Motivational interviewing
About Debra
Debra Struzinski is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) licensed in Florida and Connecticut with 24 years of experience. She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family concerns, parenting issues, and life changes. She also works with trauma, grief, addiction-related problems, and several specific concerns such as postpartum depression and obsessions and compulsions.
In sessions she uses approaches that include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Internal Family Systems. Debra focuses on practical steps - noticing unhelpful thoughts, testing new responses, and adjusting day-to-day habits. She talks with clients about concrete goals such as reducing anxiety, improving communication, or managing mood swings.
Her background as an LMFT means she brings experience in relationship patterns and family dynamics. She works with individuals and with couples to address communication problems, divorce and separation issues, and parenting strain. Additional areas she supports include adoption and foster care concerns, first responder issues, and challenges around forgiveness, guilt, and shame.
Debra also assists people facing career questions, compassion fatigue, isolation, and questions about life purpose. For someone dealing with ADHD, bipolar disorder, or substance-related concerns she combines structured techniques and motivational strategies to help clarify next steps.
People considering therapy can expect straightforward, goal-focused conversations and practical homework between meetings. To start, visitors should confirm current session options and use the site’s scheduling flow to book an initial appointment.
How CBT and Related Approaches Work in Online Sessions
Debra uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify patterns of thinking that increase worry or low mood and to practice different ways of responding. CBT sessions are usually action-oriented and include specific exercises and goal setting that can be done between meetings.She also works from a Client-Centered perspective, which focuses on listening and reflecting so the client can clarify goals and priorities. Motivational Interviewing is used when someone is weighing change or needs help increasing motivation for steps such as reducing substance use or changing routines.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Debra will discuss your goals, symptoms, and preferences and together you will decide which methods to emphasize. That collaborative conversation guides how sessions are structured and what homework or practice is recommended.
Confirm the current session formats before booking, as the listing does not specify them. Online sessions can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, and remove travel time so people can schedule around work or caregiving. Those practical benefits often help people keep regular sessions and apply new skills in everyday life.
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Experience
24+ years
Listed in
Connecticut, Florida
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What issues does she address most often?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family concerns, parenting issues, trauma, grief, addictions, and related topics such as postpartum depression and obsessions and compulsions.
How does she use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
She uses CBT to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and experiment with different responses. The approach focuses on clear skills and small behavior changes to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning.
What is her professional background?
She is an LMFT with 24 years of clinical experience working on relationship and family issues as well as individual concerns.
Where is she licensed and based?
She holds LMFT credentials in Florida and Connecticut and practices from Connecticut.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she accept international clients?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location, and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Choose the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session using the site process.
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