About Debra
Debra Kabrin offers a warm, person-focused approach that begins with listening and understanding each client’s story. She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in California and aims to create a calm space for people to talk through stress, anxiety, grief, relationship pain, and life changes.
Background and approach
She uses methods that center on attachment and the person’s own goals. Sessions emphasize practical steps and clearer communication.
Debra helps people identify patterns that get in the way of feeling connected and confident. With three years of experience, she adapts session pace and focus to each person’s needs.
Typical concerns include depression, trauma and abuse, intimacy issues, parenting strain, and career stress. She also addresses issues like caregiving burden, blended family challenges, and multicultural concerns.
Her style is supportive and respectful of diversity in race, religion, and gender. Debra works to make sessions feel collaborative so people can set small, achievable goals and try different ways of coping.
She explains ideas plainly and checks in about what’s helpful. To begin, she asks clients to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule an initial appointment.
Debra offers sessions by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging so people can choose what fits their day and comfort level.
Therapeutic approaches adapted for online care
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how past and present relationships shape feeling safe and connected. In session she helps people notice patterns in close relationships and practice new ways of relating that reduce anxiety and improve trust.Client-Centered Therapy places the person’s experience at the center. The therapist listens closely, reflects what’s said, and follows the client’s lead to help them find their own solutions for issues like depression, grief, and self-esteem.
Solution-Focused Therapy zeroes in on small, practical changes that move a person toward their goals. Sessions often include setting concrete steps to try between meetings and tracking what works to build momentum.
Choosing a therapeutic approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, then adjust methods as progress unfolds to find the right fit.
Online sessions make therapy more flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging let people send updates or try brief exchanges between longer sessions. These formats help therapy fit work, caregiving, or mobility needs while keeping the focus on practical change and growth.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also works with
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Grief
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self esteem
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English