Debra Pruyn, LCSW

Debra Pruyn is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 25 years of experience. She focuses on helping people handle stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, and relationship concerns. Debra aims to make therapy practical and goal-oriented so clients can find clearer paths forward.

She trained at Adelphi University and has worked across settings like probation, early intervention, mental health, and addiction services. That background means she has seen many different life situations and practical ways to respond. Debra listens for what matters most and then helps people set reachable goals.

Sessions are often brief and focused on solutions. Debra helps organize thoughts, identify next steps, and track progress toward specific goals. She encourages people to use their own strengths while learning new coping strategies for life changes, parenting stress, workplace strain, or mood challenges.

She offers live chat and video sessions, with more evening and weekend availability, and typically schedules 30-minute meetings unless more time is needed. Messaging during the day is an option; she checks messages two to three times daily.

Debra practices in Delaware and communicates in English. Her approach is straightforward and aimed at helping people move from feeling stuck to taking practical steps. Prospective clients can select Start Therapy and complete a short matching questionnaire to schedule a session.

How Solution-Focused Work Adapts to Online Sessions

Solution-Focused Therapy centers on spotting what works now and building on it. It uses short, goal-directed conversations to identify small steps that lead to change. This approach can help with stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, and coping with life changes by focusing on concrete next steps.

Debra’s background in mental health and addiction services complements this model by keeping conversations practical. She helps people clarify what they want to achieve and sets measurable, realistic goals. Together the client and therapist decide whether the approach is helping and make adjustments as needed; finding the right fit is part of the work.

Her practice offers online options mentioned in the biography such as video sessions and live chat, and she also checks messages during the day. If you prefer other formats, confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit care into busy schedules, allow shorter focused check-ins, and provide more evening and weekend choices to match work or family commitments.