Debra Struzinski, LMFT

Debra Struzinski is an LMFT based in Connecticut who centers therapy on the relationship between people and their problems. She uses a practical, person-focused style to help with issues like stress, anxiety, relationship strain, parenting concerns, and jealousy. Debra speaks plainly and aims to make sessions feel like a collaborative conversation rather than a lecture.

With 24 years of experience she combines tools from Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try small behavior changes. Motivational Interviewing is used when someone needs clearer direction and renewed motivation. Internal Family Systems helps people understand different inner parts and how they affect emotions and choices.

Debra treats challenges such as depression, grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, bipolar concerns, and postpartum depression. She also helps with communication problems, divorce and separation, adoption and foster care issues, and first responder stress. Intimacy issues, jealousy, guilt and shame, and struggles with self-love are also within her focus areas.

She describes her work as respectful and sensitive, shaping conversations and goals around each person's needs. Sessions are practical and grounded, with an emphasis on small steps that fit into everyday life. The therapist asks questions, listens, and helps people find clearer direction.

Debra holds LMFT credentials in Florida and Connecticut and has decades of clinical experience. People who want to start are invited to use the site process to match and schedule a session according to the therapist's availability.

Therapeutic approaches and working online

Debra uses Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy as core parts of her practice. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening, empathy, and tailoring sessions to the person's needs, which can help with relationship strains, parenting questions, and self-esteem. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on noticing unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes, which often helps with anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes.

Deciding which approach fits best is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they try approaches, refine what helps, and shift strategies if something is not working.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current online options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, avoid travel time, and have shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people continue work with a licensed professional while managing parenting, work, or caregiving responsibilities without promising any particular delivery method.