Debra Struzinski, LMFT

Debra Struzinski is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) with 24 years of clinical experience based in Connecticut. She focuses on relationship concerns and the everyday stresses that come with parenting, work, and life changes. Debra aims to meet people where they are and create a clear, practical path forward.

She uses straightforward conversation to understand what matters most to each person. Sessions often focus on communication, problem solving, and rebuilding connection after conflict. Debra also addresses anxiety, depression, grief, addiction-related struggles, and intimacy issues with direct, compassionate support.

Her approach draws on client-centered methods that put the person's experience first, along with cognitive behavioral ideas to change unhelpful thinking and behavior. Motivational interviewing is used when people need help finding reasons to make change and stick with it. Internal Family Systems offers a way to understand different parts of oneself that influence decisions and relationships.

Debra has worked with concerns such as adoption and foster care, first responder stress, postpartum depression, ADHD, and forgiveness or guilt. She tailors each session to the client’s goals and life circumstances. Her work often includes practical tools for coping, communication practice, and steps toward healthier routine and relationships.

Clients who want to begin can expect respectful listening and a focus on achievable steps. She encourages people to be honest about what they need and to take therapy at a pace that fits their life.

How therapeutic approaches shape online care

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and building a trusting relationship. It focuses on the person's experience and aims to create a space where they feel heard and understood, which can help with relationship stress, self-esteem, and major life changes.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact. It offers concrete exercises to reduce anxiety, manage depression, and change unhelpful patterns that affect relationships and daily functioning.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with each person to pick methods that fit their goals, values, and pace. This means trying ideas, checking what helps, and adjusting plans based on what the person says they need.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into busy lives and keep consistent momentum between meetings. It can reduce travel time, help people attend during a lunch break or brief window at home, and allow follow-up conversations to stay on track. Because session formats are not specified here, confirm which options are available before booking so you know what to expect. Licensed professionals can adapt these approaches to remote sessions to focus on communication skills, coping tools, and step-by-step change work.