LCSW, 7 years of experience
Hello. My name is Deborah. I live in California , where I received my masters degree in social work. I worked in Medical Social work for 14 years. During that time, I had the opportunity to assist clients and families during their times of crisis, stress, transition and loss. At Grow, I see adults and seniors. I appreciate that I can assist clients in times when they need support.
My goal is to provide a safe space for my clients. I want clients to know that there is no judgement, but there there will be plenty of compassion, empathy and understanding. I want to know your goal in therapy, your expectations. From there, I will gather your history and current symptoms, and details of the challenges you are facing.
Providing active listening, validation, and empathy. the client. Believing in the client. Reminding a client of their strengths, that they can get through it.
I love working with older adults as they face transitions in their lives. Clients may not have had the guidance early on on how to manage their feelings or express them. In addition, some are not aware of how to manage life's stressors. Clients who are going through grief because of a loss. My experience includes assisting those who are going through a loss of a loved one to death, a loss of a job, friendship, partner or loss of health.
Clients seem to do well when their automatic negative thoughts are challenged or reviewed for accuracy.
I worked for 14 years as a medical social worker for hospice.
Some clients prefer to address where they are now in time of crisis or change.
Use for clients with a history of trauma. Clients have a chance to re-process the trauma.
2 ratings with written reviews
August 13, 2025
I was looking for a new therapist and decided to give Deborah a try. My initial impression was awkward because of her green screen and her head and body fading in and out of focus. What caused me to give such a low rating is the fact that I felt judged by Deborah several times in that single hour. I immediately started shutting down knowing that I would never be able to be honest with her in fear of her judgment.
August 4, 2025
My grief has been unbearable since my husband died. Deborah understands the grief process and guides me with helpful suggestion in a warm and supportive way. She understands my pain.