About Deborah
Deborah Perez is a licensed marriage and family therapist practicing in California with seven years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and addiction-related concerns.
Background and approach
Deborah emphasizes respect for each person's story and strengths when clients take the step to seek change. Her approach centers on a collaborative, equal relationship.
Sessions are guided by the client's goals and by practical conversations about what feels useful. Deborah listens for patterns that affect mood, focus, and confidence, and helps people try small changes they can sustain.
Typical concerns she addresses include low self-esteem, difficulties with concentration and motivation, and problems tied to substance use. She also works with issues such as trauma and abuse, relationship strain, and identity concerns related to LGBT experiences.
Deborah supports people dealing with family of origin issues, social anxiety, and women's and young adult issues. In sessions she uses client-centered therapy, which means the conversation follows the client's needs and priorities.
She pairs that stance with interventions chosen to match a person's situation, such as communication strategies or skills for coping with cravings and stress. Therapy with her can include talk-based work, practical skill-building, and planning for steps outside session.
The aim is steady progress toward clearer thinking, better focus, and greater confidence in daily life.
How client-centered care works online
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and following what matters most to the client. The therapist offers empathic feedback and reflects what she hears so clients can better understand their feelings and choices. This approach helps with anxiety, depression, self-esteem, and struggles with identity or motivation.In practice Deborah blends that listening stance with targeted strategies chosen together with the client. She will work collaboratively to pick approaches that match a person's goals, whether that means building coping skills, improving focus, or planning steps to address addiction-related challenges. Together they check what helps and adjust the plan as they go.
Online sessions are available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs. Video is useful when visual cues help the conversation. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Messaging and live chat let people share thoughts between sessions and keep momentum on busy days. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, school, or family life while still working with a licensed professional.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- ADHD
- Communication problems
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Forgiveness
- LGBT
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English