Debra Fludd, LCSW-R

Licensed Psychotherapist

Debra Fludd is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), who has worked as a psychotherapist for more than 20 years. She has a Master’s degree from New York University’s School of Social Work. 

Debra has extensive and varied certifications and post-graduate trainings.These include completing classes with the National Institute of Psychotherapies and Hunter College’s Trauma-Focused Treatments. She also completed several certificate trainings in cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), parenting strategies, child/adolescent play therapies, family therapy, couple’s counseling, parenting, and mindfulness techniques. 

Debra utilizes a holistic and client-centered approach. She has experience working with children, families, adolescents, adults, and seniors. Her clients have varied in ages, as well as in ethnicity, socio-economic status, academic levels, and gender. Debra has practiced as a therapist in community mental health clinics, as well as in private practice settings. Her experiences have involved working with individuals who have struggled with depression, anxiety, grief/loss, marital/couple’s issues, work-related stress, and life transitions. 

Debra is aware that life’s journey is not a straight path and can unfold with one experiencing traumatic events. Therefore, she is dedicated to working with individuals who benefit from trauma-focused and/or psychodynamic therapy. Debra’s goal is to partner with her clients in order to assist them with healing from those traumas and with living in the present, at their optimum level. Her passion is to provide access to therapy in an open and supportive manner, as well as to allow each individual the space to focus on meeting their unique needs. Debra’s overall style of work is informed by learning about the client’s needs, identifying and incorporating their strengths into their treatment, and using evidence-based interventions and other approaches derived from her varied experiences and trainings.

Most importantly, Debra respects and understands the progression of therapy and the need to provide a safe/supportive space to those that she serves. She strives to create a journey in therapy that is geared towards the person growing, rebuilding, and restoring their emotional well-being.

State that Debra is Permitted to Practice in: New York

Clients must physically be in NY during a telehealth appointment with Debra.

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