Debra Pruyn , LCSW

Debra Pruyn is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 25 years of professional experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, addictions, and major life changes. She holds a Master of Social Work from Adelphi University (1995) and has also been credentialed as a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) in New York. Over her career she has worked as a therapist and case manager across probation, early intervention, mental health, and addiction services, providing care to individuals with a wide range of needs including severe and persistent mental illness.

Debra emphasizes practical, goal-oriented work that helps people organize their thoughts and set a clear path forward. She partners with clients to identify concrete goals and to build the skills and coping strategies needed to reach them. Her background includes counseling for substance use, bipolar disorder, family and parenting concerns, workplace issues, compassion fatigue, and feelings of isolation or loneliness.

She offers multiple ways to connect, including video sessions, live chat, phone appointments, and in-app messaging. Debra typically schedules 30-minute sessions but is open to longer meetings when needed. She checks messages two to three times daily, seven days a week, and often has additional availability during evenings and weekends. Prospective clients are invited to check her current availability when ready to schedule.

Solution-Focused Care and Flexible Online Support

Solution-Focused Therapy centers on practical, forward-looking steps that build on a person’s existing strengths. It helps clients identify small, achievable changes and measurable goals, making it well suited to stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, and coping with life transitions. Debra uses this approach to help people map clear next steps and to track progress toward the outcomes they value.

In addition to solution-focused work, Debra draws on supportive, goal-oriented counseling that organizes thoughts and priorities so clients can move through difficult moments more effectively. This kind of collaboration helps with challenges such as depression, addiction recovery, parenting and family problems, workplace stress, and compassion fatigue. She works together with each person to determine which methods will best meet their needs and preferences.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging let people access care from home or work and fit therapy into busy schedules. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care, schedule sessions during evenings or weekends, and choose the communication style that feels most comfortable while working with licensed professionals and therapists.