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Debra Kabrin

Debra Kabrin, LMFT

LMFT in California - anxiety and relationship focus

California

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Credentials
LMFT
License
LMFT, California / 48036
NPI
1982179636
Experience
3 years
Languages
English
Location
California
  • Attachment-based approach
  • Client-centered work
  • Solution-focused plans

About Debra

Debra Kabrin is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in California with three years of post-licensure experience. She works with stress, anxiety, relationships, family concerns, trauma and abuse, depression, and related issues including grief, intimacy, parenting, and self-esteem. Sessions are conducted in English.

She uses an attachment-based perspective to look at how early relationships shape current patterns. That helps when attachment issues, commitment worries, or repeating relationship cycles come up. Debra also draws on client-centered methods, so sessions are focused on the client’s concerns and priorities.

Solution-focused ideas appear when clients want clear, practical steps. Debra can help people set short-term goals and try small experiments that fit day-to-day life. This approach is often used for stress, career questions, and coping with life changes.

Her background includes work across many concerns such as caregiver stress, blended family issues, fertility and reproductive stress, and multicultural matters. She has experience with aging and geriatric issues and with people facing midlife transitions. Her practice also addresses anger, compassion fatigue, and communication problems.

Sessions begin by looking at immediate concerns and what the person hopes to change. From there she and the client choose methods that match the goals and situation. The practice uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time, and people should complete the matching questionnaire and schedule an initial session to get started.

How her approaches translate to online sessions

Debra uses attachment-based therapy to look at how relationships and early patterns influence current worries. This approach can help when people notice repeating relationship habits or have trouble trusting others. Client-centered therapy keeps the focus on the client's priorities and pace, letting conversations follow what matters most in the moment. Solution-focused therapy is used to set short-term goals and try practical steps between sessions to manage stress or social situations.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. She will collaborate with clients to decide which methods to emphasize based on their goals, needs, and preferences. That means checking in about what is helping and adjusting the plan as things change.

The original biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and let someone join from a quieter space without needing to be on camera. These practical benefits can help the client try techniques between sessions and integrate small changes into everyday life.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseDepression

Also works with

LGBTGriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesCoping with life changesCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

Aging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressCommitment issuesCommunication problemsDivorce and separationDomestic violenceFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFertility issuesIntellectual disabilityLife purposeMidlife crisisMulticultural concernsPanic disorder and panic attacksPostpartum depressionPregnancy and childbirthSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapySolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

3+ years

Listed in

California

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she work with?

She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, depression, grief, intimacy issues, parenting, self-esteem, and related topics.

What is her therapeutic style?

Her work blends attachment-based, client-centered, and solution-focused approaches to keep sessions focused on the client's goals and practical steps.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She holds an LMFT license and has three years of experience since licensure in California.

Where is she licensed and where does she practice?

She is a CA LMFT and practices in California. Sessions are offered in English.

Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?

International clients are not accepted. Sessions are provided in English to those in her region.

What session formats are available?

The biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.

How does billing and cost work?

Cost varies by location and the practice uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin the process?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

Debra KabrinLMFT

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