Deborah Petry, LCSW

Therapist in Connecticut

Deborah Petry is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing addictions, relationship strain, intimacy concerns, and parenting stress.

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License 079052, 13463 · New York, Connecticut Expires October 2028, November 2026
NPI 1497856108 · national registry
Experience and languages 16+ years in practice English

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About Deborah

Deborah Petry is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing addictions, relationship strain, intimacy concerns, and parenting stress. She works with individuals and couples to clarify goals and find practical steps forward. Her style is collaborative and person-centered, meeting people where they are and moving at a pace that feels manageable.

She favors clear, usable tools in sessions. For couples she uses the Gottman Method as a framework to teach exercises and communication skills that partners can practice outside sessions.

Background and approach

With individuals she blends client-centered listening with cognitive behavioral techniques to identify patterns and test small changes. Deborah draws on 16 years of clinical experience to address co-occurring issues such as mood disorders, substance misuse, codependency, and family-of-origin concerns. She helps people unpack problems like infidelity, commitment worries, communication breakdowns, and separation decisions.

The focus is on concrete steps that reduce immediate stress and build longer-term coping skills. Sessions are interactive and goal-oriented. Deborah often uses motivational interviewing to strengthen a person’s own reasons for change and solution-focused methods to set short-term targets.

Conversations are straightforward, with an emphasis on skills you can try between appointments. She practices in Connecticut as an LCSW. Deborah offers a calm, practical approach that centers the client’s priorities and emphasizes steady progress rather than quick fixes.

Credentials

LCSW (New York): License 079052 · expires October 2028
LCSW (Connecticut): License 13463 · expires November 2026
NPI: 1497856108 · national provider identifier

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Focus areas and approaches

Everything Deborah lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Addictions
Relationship issues
Intimacy-related issues
Parenting issues
Co-morbidity
Codependency
Commitment issues
Communication problems
Divorce and separation
Domestic violence
Drug and alcohol addiction
Family of origin issues
Family problems
Infidelity
Mood disorders
Personality disorders

Approaches Deborah names

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Online support

Therapeutic approaches and online options

Deborah uses approaches that focus on practical change and stronger connection. The Gottman Method offers structured exercises and communication techniques that couples can practice to reduce conflict and rebuild trust. Client-centered therapy emphasizes empathic listening and supports the person's own pace for deciding what to change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and helps people try small experiments to test new ways of responding.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative task. Deborah will discuss goals and preferences, try methods together, and adjust the plan as needs evolve. The intention is to find what feels most useful and sustainable for each person or couple rather than applying a single method from the start.

Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues matter, while phone sessions can be a good fit when bandwidth is limited or a quicker check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging make it easier to send updates, get brief coaching between sessions, or fit therapy into a busy day. These options aim to make therapy more flexible and easier to keep up with real-life schedules.

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Frequently asked

What kinds of concerns does Deborah address?

She works with addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, and parenting strain. Additional focuses include communication problems, infidelity, mood and personality concerns, and family-of-origin issues.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

The approach is collaborative and person-centered. Sessions focus on clear tools, skills practice, and short-term goals that fit each person's pace.

What is her clinical background?

Deborah has 16 years of experience supporting individuals and couples through addiction, relationship difficulty, and related challenges.

What credentials and where does she practice?

She is a licensed clinical social worker with LCSW credentials in New York and Connecticut, and she practices in Connecticut.

Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?

Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients.

What session formats are available?

Therapy can be done by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on what works best for the client.

How are costs and billing handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

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