Debra Rice , LCSW

Debra Rice is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in New York who helps people navigate stress, anxiety, relationship challenges, and major life transitions. With 14 years of experience, she combines practical strategies with a compassionate, client-centered stance to support individuals and families coping with depression, grief, caregiving strain, addiction concerns, and issues around parenting and blended families.

She draws on a range of evidence-informed methods - including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy - tailoring interventions to each person’s goals and circumstances. Debra emphasizes understanding how attachment patterns, life stressors, and daily habits contribute to feeling stuck, and she works with clients to identify areas that are out of balance and develop concrete steps forward.

Many people who work with Debra report relief and renewed clarity after a few sessions, often describing the sense that a burden has been lifted. She offers a warm, nonjudgmental environment focused on practical coping skills, rebuilding self-esteem, and improving relationships across the lifespan - including aging and geriatric concerns, caregiver stress, and challenges related to isolation and life changes.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care with Debra Rice

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters most to them and commit to actions that align with those values. It focuses on accepting difficult thoughts and feelings while building meaningful behaviors, which can be helpful for anxiety, stress, and life transitions.

Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early and ongoing relationship patterns shape current connections and emotional responses. This approach can support people dealing with relationship struggles, attachment concerns, and family or parenting challenges by improving understanding and relational skills.

Debra approaches treatment collaboratively, recognizing that finding the right method is part of the work. She partners with clients to assess needs, goals, and preferences and adapts techniques over time so the approach fits each person’s unique situation.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to engage with therapists and licensed professionals through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, maintain continuity during life changes, and access support from home or other convenient locations while working toward practical coping strategies and improved daily functioning.