Therapist profile
Deborah Petry, LCSW
Connecticut
Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Addictions and Relationships
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- Credentials
- LCSW
- License
- LCSW, New York / 079052; LCSW, Connecticut / 13463
- NPI
- 1497856108
- Experience
- 16 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Connecticut
About
- Addictions support
- Relationship work
- Codependency focus
About Deborah
Deborah Petry is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 16 years of experience based in Connecticut. She works with people facing addictions, relationship and intimacy concerns, and parenting stress. Deborah also focuses on codependency and related issues such as communication problems and commitment concerns.
She uses a person-centered style that keeps the client’s goals in focus. Sessions are collaborative and paced to the client’s comfort. Deborah aims to help people clarify what they want and to pick practical steps that move them toward those goals.
Her tools include problem-focused work and talk that looks at thoughts and behaviors. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful patterns and Solution-Focused Therapy to build small, usable changes. Motivational Interviewing is part of how she supports people working through addiction and ambivalence.
Deborah also brings relationship-focused methods into couple work, using the Gottman Method to offer specific exercises and roadmaps when partners choose that approach. She explains skills plainly and practices them with clients so partners can try them outside sessions.
People can expect clear, direct conversations about parenting strain, family of origin patterns, infidelity, mood or personality concerns, and substance use. Deborah believes steady, practical steps are often more useful than big promises. She invites clients to set goals and to test small changes between appointments.
How sessions work
How Deborah’s approaches translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy starts by listening to what matters most to the client and shaping sessions around those priorities. It helps when someone needs a place to sort values, goals, or choices about relationships and parenting.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts and behaviors keep patterns going. It is useful for people who want concrete tools to change people-pleasing habits, anxiety, or mood-related behaviors.
The Gottman Method gives specific exercises and communication skills that couples can practice. When partners try these steps in sessions, they can then use them in day-to-day interactions to test what changes help.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Deborah will talk with the client about goals and preferences and then recommend which methods to try first. Decisions about technique are collaborative and can change as needs evolve.
Confirm current session options before booking so you know how Deborah is offering online care. Ask about session length and whether audio-only or video meetings are possible. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time while keeping the focus on clear, practical skill practice.
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Experience
16+ years
Listed in
New York, Connecticut
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, and related areas such as codependency, communication problems, infidelity, and mood or personality concerns.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is person-centered and collaborative. She focuses on clear goals and practical steps clients can try between sessions.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 16 years of experience as a clinical social worker working with individuals and couples.
What is her professional credential and where is she based?
She is an LCSW licensed in New York and Connecticut and practices from Connecticut.
Does she work in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can she work with clients outside the United States?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
What formats are used for sessions?
Confirm current session options before booking so you know which formats are available for scheduling.
How are costs handled and how do I begin?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To get started, select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.