About Deborah
Deborah "Debbie" Aimone is a licensed clinical social worker with three decades of practice. She holds LCSW credentials and works from North Carolina, helping people who feel stuck by stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, or depression. She focuses on practical, down-to-earth conversation.
Sessions are shaped to fit each person's situation and goals. She listens with care and asks questions that aim to clarify what matters most to the client. Debbie uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors.
How Deborah works
She combines that approach with a focus on real-life problems such as parenting strain, work pressure, or chronic health concerns. Her experience includes long-term practice supporting people through trauma and abuse, compassion fatigue, and the emotional effects of illness and caregiving. She also helps with relationship patterns that stem from family of origin, abandonment, or attachment issues.
Debbie works with a broad range of concerns including bipolar mood challenges, ADHD, anger, career choices, blended family issues, and separation or divorce. She aims to make therapy a collaborative process where clients set goals and track progress. People can expect straightforward strategies, homework that fits into busy lives, and steady support as they try new ways of coping.
The approach centers on improving day-to-day functioning and building practical skills for longer-term change.
Deborah lists one way of working on the entry:
What Deborah works with
The areas below are the ones Deborah selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 31 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | North Carolina |
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Online support options
How CBT and online sessions work together
Debbie uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and test small behavior changes. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and many everyday problems where thoughts and actions influence mood and coping.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about their goals and preferences and then decide together which strategies to try. That collaboration shapes session pace, homework, and which tools are emphasized over time.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to match different needs. Video calls are good when seeing facial cues helps the conversation. Phone sessions can work well when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging can be useful for brief check-ins, ongoing coaching, or when fitting therapy into a busy day.
These formats make it easier to keep appointments around work, caregiving, or health-related limitations, while still working on skill practice and goal progress with a licensed professional.
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