Debra Kabrin, LMFT
Calm, practical therapy for life transitions
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At a glance
- Listed location
- California
- Experience
- 3+ years
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Languages
- English
- License (California)
- LMFT · No. 48036
- NPI
- 1982179636
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- Attachment-focused
- Goal oriented
- Supportive style
About Debra
She draws on Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early bonds affect current relationships and emotional patterns. She also uses Client-Centered Therapy to follow the client’s pace and priorities, and Solution-Focused Therapy when people want practical steps and short-term goals. These approaches are used to address issues like grief, intimacy-related worries, caregiver stress, and midlife challenges.
Her background includes work across diverse communities with attention to racial, religious, and gender differences. She brings three years of experience listed in this profile and holds a California LMFT credential. Her practice notes include additional focus on aging and geriatric issues and caregiver concerns.
Sessions are adapted to what each person needs, with conversation, reflection, and concrete strategies where helpful. This can include communication skills, coping plans, and ways to manage anger or compassion fatigue.
To begin, readers are asked to use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on the therapist’s availability. The site’s subscription model is used for sessions and can be canceled at any time.
Areas of expertise
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
3+ years
Credentials
California
Languages
English
How these approaches guide online work
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns in how people relate and feel. It can help with intimacy concerns, caregiver stress, and family of origin issues by identifying repeated dynamics and offering ways to respond differently.Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and following the client's lead. This approach helps people who need a gentle, person-directed space to process grief, depression, or life changes without an agenda imposed by the therapist.
Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on small, practical steps toward clear goals. It is useful when someone wants quick strategies for stress, communication problems, or coping with transitions.
Finding the best approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, and then adjust methods as the relationship evolves.
Session logistics and formats are not specified in the provided profile, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into busy days, avoid travel time, and check in from a convenient location. It can also allow shorter check-ins or sessions that don’t require video when that helps with energy or bandwidth. Licensed professionals use these approaches to help people move toward clearer goals and steadier routines.
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?
Common concerns listed include stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and parenting issues, grief, trauma and caregiving stress. Additional focus areas include aging and geriatric issues and midlife challenges.
What is the therapist's general approach in sessions?
Sessions are described as warm, caring, and tailored to each individual. Therapy combines attachment-focused, client-centered, and solution-focused methods depending on needs.
What experience does the therapist bring?
The profile lists three years of experience in the context provided and notes prior clinical work supporting a range of concerns across diverse communities.
Where is the therapist licensed and based?
The credential shown is LMFT, with the state listed as California.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does the therapist take international clients?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are fees and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule an initial appointment according to the therapist's available times.