Debra Struzinski , LMFT

Debra Struzinski is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) licensed in Connecticut and Florida who brings 24 years of clinical experience to her work. She focuses on helping individuals, couples, and families navigate a wide range of concerns - including stress and anxiety, depression, relationship and family conflicts, parenting challenges, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions, and intimacy-related issues. Her background also includes supporting clients with adoption and foster care matters, communication difficulties, life transitions, and first responder concerns.

Debra integrates practical, evidence-informed strategies with a respectful, sensitive, and compassionate stance. She adapts conversations and treatment goals to reflect each person or family's unique circumstances, tailoring interventions to meet specific needs and priorities. Her training and approach emphasize collaboration, equipping clients with coping skills and clearer communication patterns while honoring personal and family values. She also offers distinctly Christian counseling when clients request faith-integrated support.

As an LMFT - Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - Debra draws on her clinical experience to guide clients through change, healing, and improved relationship functioning. She is licensed as CT LMFT 001017 and FL LMFT MT5038 and is based in Connecticut, where she continues to support people seeking more fulfilling and balanced lives.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support

Debra uses client-centered therapy to create a respectful, empathetic space where a person's own goals and values guide the work; this approach helps people who need support with self-esteem, life transitions, and relationship concerns by emphasizing understanding and collaboration.

She also employs Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), which focuses on identifying and shifting unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and stress while building practical coping skills.

Motivational Interviewing is another tool she draws on to help people move through ambivalence and strengthen motivation for change, which is useful for issues like addictions, lifestyle changes, and engagement in treatment.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Debra works collaboratively with each person to determine which methods best fit their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting strategies as progress unfolds.

Online sessions—including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging—offer flexibility for different schedules and life circumstances. These formats make it easier to access professional support from home, at work, or while traveling, and allow therapists to match the mode of communication to what feels most effective for each client.