About Debra
Debra Speicher helps people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, grief, or low mood. She speaks plainly and meets clients where they are. She aims to make the first steps into therapy feel manageable and respectful.
Debra holds social work licenses in Ohio and California and has ten years of practice experience. She focuses on practical ways to reduce panic attacks and manage anxiety symptoms. She also supports people working through grief, isolation or loneliness, and questions about life purpose.
How Debra works
Intimacy-related concerns and self-esteem work are part of her practice as well. Sessions are shaped around each person’s needs. Debra uses straightforward conversation and problem-solving to build coping skills and small routines that help between sessions.
She works collaboratively to set goals and track progress over time. Her background includes a decade of clinical experience across different settings. That experience informs a flexible approach that adapts to changing needs and life events.
She emphasizes sensitivity and compassion while guiding clients toward clearer next steps. Debra encourages people to be gentle with themselves during the start of therapy. She will tailor session pace and focus to fit each person’s situation and preferences.
The aim is steady, achievable change rather than quick fixes.
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.
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Training and background
| Registers | LCSW, LISW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 10 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Ohio |
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Online support options
Approaches that guide online sessions
Debra uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques tailored to common problems like anxiety and panic. For anxiety and panic attacks she teaches breathing and grounding exercises and step-by-step approaches to reduce fearful reactions. These techniques aim to help people handle symptoms in the moment and build confidence over time.For grief and depression she focuses on gentle routines and small behavioral changes that restore energy and connection. This can include planning manageable activities, tracking mood changes, and talking through meaning and loss in a paced way that honors each person's timeline.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. She will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. That might mean adapting techniques across sessions as progress is reviewed and priorities shift.
Online therapy offers flexibility for people with busy or changing schedules. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues matter. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit a short break at work. Live chat and text-based messaging let people check in between meetings and maintain momentum on days when a full session is difficult. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent and practical for daily life.
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