About Deborah
Deborah Salant is a licensed social worker (LICSW) with 33 years of clinical experience. She uses a straightforward, person-focused approach to help people handle stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship strain, and grief. She speaks English and French and practices from Massachusetts.
Her work often starts with a short history of the problems and what brought someone in. Sessions usually happen weekly or biweekly, and she and the client set clear goals that are reviewed over time.
How Deborah works
She aims to build a dependable alliance so people feel comfortable sharing what matters. Deborah blends practical methods to match each situation. She draws on client-centered listening to follow what a person needs, cognitive behavioral techniques to change unhelpful thinking and behavior, and emotionally-focused work for relationship and intimacy concerns.
She also uses motivational interviewing to support readiness for change and psychodynamic ideas to look at patterns rooted in the past. She has long experience with chronic depression and anxiety, substance use concerns, fertility-related stress, and caregiving for aging relatives.
She also supports people facing family conflict, parenting strain, body image and eating issues, sleep problems, anger, and identity questions related to sexual orientation. Sessions can use a family systems perspective when appropriate, and she is comfortable working with a wide range of life circumstances. Deborah emphasizes realistic steps and coping strategies so people can make steady progress toward feeling better.
Deborah lists 7 ways 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.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LICSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 33 |
| Languages | English, French |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Massachusetts |
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Online support options
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Client-centered therapy means the therapist listens closely and follows what the person needs. It focuses on building understanding and letting people lead the pace of work, which helps with anxiety, low mood, and self-esteem concerns.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It is useful for anxiety, depression, sleep and eating problems, and practical coping skills that can be practiced between sessions.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people name and process feelings that affect relationships and intimacy. It can be helpful when caregivers, partners, or individuals want clearer emotional connection and communication.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Deborah will collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their goals, needs, and preferences. If something isn’t working, she will adjust the plan together so it feels more useful.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls let people meet face to face for deeper conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging offer flexibility for brief updates, reminders, or quick reflections between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or other life demands.
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