About Debra
Debra Pittman is a Licensed Certified Social Worker (LCSW) in Arkansas with 17 years of clinical experience. She focuses on practical help for people dealing with anxiety, depression, stress, grief, ADHD, trauma, and mood concerns. Her approach is warm and nonjudgmental, aiming to meet each person where they are and work toward realistic change.
Debra listens first to learn what matters most to the client. She helps set clear, achievable goals and builds a step-by-step plan to reach them.
Background and approach
Sessions are collaborative and paced to match each person's comfort and needs. Her work draws on practical methods like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Client-Centered techniques. Debra also uses mindfulness and narrative tools to help people notice thoughts and make different choices in daily life.
She favors straightforward strategies that can be used between sessions. Debra has supported people through relationship strain, parenting stress, sleep problems, anger, substance concerns, and effects of trauma or loss. She adapts plans for issues such as impulsivity, obsessive thoughts, panic, and mood instability.
Her style is supportive and focused on building skills that make everyday life easier. People who prefer calm, down-to-earth guidance often find her helpful. Debra explains concepts in plain language and stays focused on practical steps clients can try right away.
She works in English and practices in Arkansas as an LCSW.
How her methods translate to online therapy
Debra draws on Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to guide online sessions. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and supporting the person’s own goals, helping people feel heard and understood while they decide what change looks like. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions, and teaches specific skills to shift unhelpful patterns, which is useful for anxiety, depression, and ADHD-related challenges.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. She will talk with clients about goals and try methods that fit their needs and preferences. Over a few sessions she checks what is working and adjusts the plan so therapy stays practical and relevant.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people use visual cues and longer conversations. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a simpler check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging allow shorter, more frequent exchanges and flexible check-ins during busy weeks. These options make it easier to fit therapy into daily life and keep progress moving forward.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- 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
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 17 years
- Licensed
- Arkansas
- Languages
- English
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