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Dr. Debra Brown, LCSW, CSW

  • Experience27 years
  • LocationGeorgia
  • Focus areasAddictions, Relationship, and Family
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
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About Debra

Dr. Debra Brown offers compassionate, strengths-based care for people seeking support with relationship strains, addictive behaviors, mood challenges, trauma, and a wide range of life transitions.

Background and approach

With 27 years of clinical practice, she emphasizes collaboration and practical strategies to help clients regain balance and clarity while honoring each persons values and goals. Her work draws on Internal Family Systems alongside acceptance and commitment principles and attachment-focused approaches, combined with client-centered listening and cognitive-behavioral techniques when helpful.

This blend allows for addressing symptoms like anxiety, depression, bipolar mood shifts, sleep and eating disturbances, and issues related to intimacy, grief, or caregiving stress. Dr.

Brown also brings experience supporting clients coping with chronic illness, addiction, compassion fatigue, ADHD, and complex family dynamics. Licensed in Georgia as an LCSW (CSW002411), she tailors sessions to each individuals needs and helps people explore practical coping skills and deeper patterns that influence behavior.

Sessions are available through multiple remote formats to increase accessibility for those balancing busy schedules or living at a distance.

Integrating internal systems and evidence-based care online

Dr. Brown often blends Internal Family Systems with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and attachment-informed work to help clients explore internal parts, clarify values, and strengthen relational patterns. Internal Family Systems focuses on understanding the different inner parts that shape reactions and emotions, useful for trauma, anxiety, and patterns of self-criticism. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy encourages noticing difficult thoughts and feelings while committing to meaningful action in line with personal values, which can help with stress, depression, and life transitions. Attachment-Based Therapy examines relational patterns and emotional bonds to support healing in close relationships and improve communication.

Deciding which approach fits best is a collaborative process. She works with clients to combine methods that match their goals, preferences, and the challenges they bring, adjusting strategies as progress unfolds. This collaborative exploration helps tailor interventions for symptom relief as well as longer-term change.

Online therapy with Dr. Brown is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to maximize flexibility. These options make it easier to access consistent care around work, family, or geographic constraints and support continuing therapy during lifes transitions.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns can Dr. Brown help with?
She addresses a broad range of issues including addictions, relationship and family challenges, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy issues, eating and sleeping problems, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and caregiving stress.
What is her therapeutic style like?
The approach is collaborative and person-centered, combining Internal Family Systems with ACT, attachment-informed work, CBT, and mindfulness techniques to balance symptom relief with deeper self-understanding.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Dr. Brown has 27 years of behavioral health experience working with diverse clinical presentations and complex life circumstances.
What are her credentials and where is she licensed?
She is licensed in Georgia as an LCSW with the credential CSW002411 and maintains clinical practice based in that state.
Does she work with clients who live outside the United States?
Yes, she accepts international clients and provides services to people who are located outside the United States.
Which session formats does she offer?
Sessions are available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different preferences and schedules.
How are fees and subscriptions handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What is the first step to begin working with her?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapists availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

AddictionsRelationship issuesFamily conflictsAnger managementSelf esteem

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyLGBTTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSHoardingImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSex addictionSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaTraumatic brain injuryVisually impairedWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

27+ years

Licensed

Georgia

Languages

English