About Debra
Debra Pittman is a Licensed Certified Social Worker (LCSW) in Arkansas who focuses on practical help for everyday struggles. She aims to meet people where they are and build straightforward plans that feel doable. Debra takes a warm, nonjudgmental approach and listens first to learn what you want to change.
Her style is encouraging and focused on small, steady progress. With 17 years of experience, Debra has supported people facing depression, anxiety, trauma, and life-changing events.
How Debra works
She uses clear, hands-on methods to help people cope with stress, manage mood, and rebuild confidence. Sessions are tailored to each person's needs rather than following a single script. Debra combines client-centered listening with tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness to address thoughts, behaviors, and moment-to-moment coping.
She also draws on narrative and solution-focused ideas to help people reframe difficult experiences and set practical next steps. The mix depends on what will work best for the individual. People who reach out can expect a focus on education, skill-building, and gentle accountability.
Debra helps clients create a roadmap and then supports them as they try new strategies. She emphasizes strengths and progress, even when change feels slow. Her work includes concerns such as trauma and abuse, anger, sleep problems, parenting stress, ADHD, grief, bipolar and other mood disorders, substance issues, obsessive or impulsive behaviors, and panic.
Sessions take place in English and are offered through online formats to fit different schedules.
Debra lists 6 ways of working on the entry:
What Debra works with
The areas below are the ones Debra selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trichotillomania
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 17 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Arkansas |
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Online support options
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Client-Centered Therapy centers on listening and following the client's lead. In practice this means the therapist reflects what matters most to the person and builds plans around their goals, which helps with motivation and self-worth.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. Online CBT sessions often focus on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and practicing small behavior changes to reduce anxiety, panic, or depressive symptoms.
Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing skills to manage stress and strong emotions. Those techniques can be practiced in a short check-in between longer sessions and used to reduce reactivity in daily life.
Choosing the right mix of approaches is part of the work together. A therapist will discuss needs, goals, and preferences in early sessions and then adjust methods as progress is made. This collaborative process helps find what fits each person's situation.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a quick check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging suit short reflections, homework, or times when writing feels more comfortable. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into busy schedules and varied routines.
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A practical next step
Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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