Debra "Debbie" Briggs , LMHC

Debra "Debbie" Briggs is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) who helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma, self-esteem struggles, ADHD, and big life changes. She works with concerns related to sexual assault and abuse, post-traumatic stress, and issues common to women. Debbie keeps things practical and direct to make room for small steps that add up to real change.

Debbie draws on 14 years of clinical experience to guide conversations and map out clear, manageable goals. She listens first and follows the person's lead, then offers tools that fit their pace and lifestyle. Sessions focus on what matters most now, from improving daily routines to reducing sudden impulses.

Her approach blends client-centered listening with techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness. She also uses trauma-focused methods to address distressing memories and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing when appropriate. Solution-focused methods help people discover immediate strategies for coping and decision making.

Debbie aims to strengthen relationships and support people navigating family of origin concerns, adoption and foster care stories, caregiving stress, codependency, and communication problems. She helps clients explore life purpose, manage isolation, and work through fertility-related strain without adding pressure.

Sessions are offered in English and Spanish and are based in Washington. Debbie presents a calm, steady presence and works to make the therapy process feel manageable and hopeful from the first meeting.

Approaches that translate well to online care

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and responding to what the person says. It helps people feel heard and guides collaborative goal-setting, which works well in a video or phone session. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, uses practical exercises to change patterns of thinking and behavior and is useful for anxiety, stress, and low self-esteem; many CBT tools can be practiced between online meetings.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences and will jointly decide which methods to try first. That collaborative process helps tailor sessions whether the focus is trauma processing, impulse management, or building daily routines.

Offering video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging gives flexibility. Video calls support visual connection and pacing, phone sessions can be shorter check-ins or fit low bandwidth situations, and chat or messaging works for brief updates or when writing feels easier. These options let people fit therapy around work, caregiving, or other daily demands while using methods like mindfulness, CBT, and trauma-focused work in convenient formats.