Debra Rice, LCSW

Debra Rice is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) based in New York who uses practical, goal-focused methods to help people feel less stuck. She combines straightforward talk with tools that can be used between sessions. Her style is warm and down-to-earth and she draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy as one of her core approaches.

Debra guides people through stressful life phases like grief, major changes, and career shifts. She also helps with anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, and problems with sleep and addiction. Sessions focus on small, manageable steps that lead to everyday improvements.

She pays attention to relationship and family concerns and supports parents who are juggling caregiving and life demands. Additional areas of focus include attachment challenges, blended family issues, caregiver stress, and aging or geriatric concerns.

Debra blends acceptance-based ideas and mindfulness with skills from dialectical behavior therapy to help regulate emotion and reduce reactivity. She also uses client-centered conversation to make space for what matters most to each person. Work in therapy often includes learning new coping skills and practicing them between sessions.

With 14 years of experience, Debra helps people identify what’s out of balance and create a plan to move forward. She invites straightforward conversation about what feels hardest right now and helps arrange steps that fit each person's life.