Debbie Chen, LMHC
Florida · 9 years in practice
Debbie Chen is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) who has been practicing in Florida for nine years.
License and registration
- LMHC, Florida
- MH19389 · expires March 2027
- NPI
- 1033782297 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 9
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Debbie
Debbie Chen is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) who has been practicing in Florida for nine years. She works with people facing depression, anxiety, mood challenges, and a wide range of life stressors. She aims to listen closely and help clients find practical ways to feel better.
Over her career she has helped people with relationship strain, grief, trauma and addiction concerns. She also supports people dealing with parenting stress, chronic illness, body image, and changes that come with aging.
Background and approach
Debbie often meets clients who are coping with ADHD, bipolar challenges, anger, or struggles with self-esteem. Her approach is collaborative and straightforward. Debbie uses elements of Systemic Therapy to look at patterns between people and in relationships.
She also draws on Client-Centered methods to keep sessions focused on each person's goals and on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to address unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Sessions tend to be calm and paced to each person's needs. She emphasizes listening first and then works with clients to set small, achievable steps.
Motivational Interviewing and solution-focused tools are used when people want concrete goals and quicker shifts. Debbie frames therapy as a partnership where the client directs the pace. She supports people who want someone patient and practical to talk through hard moments and build better ways of coping.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Debbie lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Women's issues
Approaches Debbie names
- Systemic Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
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Online support
How therapy approaches translate to online work
Systemic Therapy looks at patterns between people and how those patterns affect problems. Online sessions can be used to map those patterns, identify repeating interactions, and try new ways of responding in day-to-day life. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person in front of the therapist and on building a trusting relationship; in remote sessions this means the therapist follows the client's lead, listens deeply, and helps clients set their own goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) offers concrete strategies to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors; via video or text those strategies can include thought records, behavioral experiments, and step-by-step skill practice.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Debbie will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped in the past. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online formats offer practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction for skills practice and deeper conversation. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier to fit into a workday. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for shorter check-ins, step-by-step coaching, or when someone prefers writing to speaking. These options help people keep therapy consistent around busy lives.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Debbie commonly help with?
She supports people coping with stress, anxiety, depression, mood disorders, grief, trauma and addiction. Additional focuses include self-esteem, relationship strain, parenting stress, chronic illness, and body image.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is collaborative and listening-focused. She combines Client-Centered care with practical tools from CBT and solution-focused methods so clients set clear, achievable goals.
How much experience does she have?
She has nine years of clinical practice in Florida working with a broad range of concerns and ages.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds the credential LMHC which stands for Licensed Mental Health Counselor, and she practices in Florida.
Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and communication preferences.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What do I need to do to start working with her?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire. After that you can schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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