- Years in practice
- 9
- Credentials
- LISW
- Licensed in
- Ohio
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Parenting issues
- Focus
- Anger management
About Debra
Debra Martin is a Licensed Independent Social Worker with nine years of clinical experience. She focuses on practical ways to reduce stress, manage anxiety, and address parenting challenges. Her style is straightforward and collaborative, aimed at parents who need clear tools and steady support.
She uses client-centered techniques that start with listening and understanding each person’s priorities. Mindfulness practices are woven in to help with strong emotions, sleep problems, and attention difficulties.
Background and approach
Motivational interviewing helps people find internal reasons to change behaviors, especially around routine, self-esteem, and career choices. Sessions are a team effort. Debra helps people set realistic goals and breaks larger problems into small, doable steps.
She draws from solution-focused ideas to create short-term plans that can be adjusted over time. Her background includes work with a wide range of concerns such as depression, anger, relationship and communication problems, caregiver stress, and issues tied to aging. She also supports people managing ADHD, family of origin issues, and feelings of isolation.
Debra practices in Ohio and provides services in English. She offers a mix of session formats including video, phone, live chat, and text messaging to fit different schedules. To begin, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a time that fits their needs.
What Debra works with
Everything Debra lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Debra helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- ADHD
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Sleeping disorders
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Hearing impaired
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
Approaches Debra lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that fit online parenting work
Client-centered therapy puts the person’s needs and goals first by focusing on listening and understanding. This approach helps parents feel heard and lets the therapist build plans that match their real life routines and values.Mindfulness therapy teaches simple practices to calm intense feelings and improve sleep and attention. These brief exercises can be used between sessions to reduce reactivity and increase day-to-day focus when parenting stress spikes.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss options and collaborate with the client to choose methods that match goals, time constraints, and comfort level. Plans can change as needs evolve so the process stays flexible and practical.
Online formats make it easier to fit care into a busy life. Video sessions allow face-to-face connection when visual interaction helps. Phone calls are useful when bandwidth is limited or a simpler check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging can provide short, frequent support and help keep momentum between longer sessions. These options give flexibility for parents juggling work, school, and caregiving.
Questions people ask about Debra
What concerns does Debra commonly help with?
She addresses stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, anger, self-esteem, ADHD, sleep issues, career transitions, depression, and coping with life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is collaborative and straightforward, combining client-centered listening with mindfulness and solution-focused steps to make progress feel manageable.
How much experience does she have?
She has nine years of experience as a Licensed Independent Social Worker working with a broad range of mental health and life concerns.
Where is she based and what credential does she hold?
She practices in Ohio and holds the credential LISW, which stands for Licensed Independent Social Worker.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can she work with clients outside the country?
International clients are not currently accepted; she provides services within the United States from Ohio.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different schedules and preferences.
How are costs and scheduling handled?
Session cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time; to start you complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a session.
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