Debra Stone - LCSW , LCSW

Debra Stone is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Florida with ten years of professional experience. She focuses on helping people who are coping with addictions, navigating relationship difficulties, resolving family conflicts, and addressing parenting challenges. She approaches each person with respect for their perspective, recognizing that clients are the experts of their own stories and that their existing strengths can be the foundation for meaningful change.

Debra emphasizes that seeking help takes courage and that the first steps toward a more fulfilling and happier life are significant. She provides supportive, empowering guidance to help individuals move through obstacles and toward personal goals, working alongside them as they develop new strategies and build on what is already working in their lives.

Evidence-Based Approaches for Online Care

Debra uses evidence-based, skills-focused strategies that help clients develop practical tools for coping with stress, cravings, and everyday challenges. These approaches teach concrete techniques such as emotion regulation, problem solving, and coping planning that can be applied to issues like addiction, anxiety, and mood difficulties.

She also employs relational and family-focused methods that explore patterns in relationships and communication. These methods support couples, parents, and families in improving interaction, setting healthy boundaries, and resolving conflicts that affect daily life.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the process, and Debra takes a collaborative stance. She will work with each person to identify goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, adjusting techniques as progress evolves.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - clients can meet by video call, phone session, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, reduce travel time, and maintain continuity of care, while allowing licensed professionals to provide consistent support across a range of concerns.