Debra Fitzgerald, LPC-MHSP

Debra Fitzgerald, LPC-MHSP, has practiced as a licensed therapist in Tennessee for more than 22 years. She centers her work on helping people who are coping with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, and life changes. Her early meetings focus on what matters most to each person and what they want to change. Debra uses practical, straightforward conversation to help people understand patterns that keep them stuck. She draws on Client-Centered Therapy to follow the client's lead and build trust. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors. She also incorporates elements of the Gottman Method when couples or relationship dynamics are part of the work. Clients come for many reasons, including grief, caregiver strain, eating and body image concerns, addiction or process addictions, and anxiety or panic symptoms. She helps people work through midlife transitions, cancer-related stress, hospice and end-of-life concerns, and the isolation that can follow major life events. Sessions are aimed at practical coping, clearer communication, and small changes that add up. Her style is empathic and down-to-earth. People describe sessions as focused on what they can do next, not only what went wrong. Debra values diversity and works to create a respectful space for people from different backgrounds. To begin, someone completes a short questionnaire to match with her and then schedules a first session. Payment uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Prospective clients should confirm current session options before booking.

How Debra's Approaches Fit Online Work

Debra uses Client-Centered Therapy to make space for each person's experience and priorities, following the client's lead to build trust and understanding. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify and change thinking and behavior patterns that worsen anxiety, mood problems, or eating concerns. The Gottman Method provides structured tools for improving communication and managing repeated relationship conflicts when relationship dynamics are part of the work.

Choosing the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work together with the person to pick methods that match their goals, preferences, and needs. That collaboration can include blending approaches if someone benefits from both CBT strategies and a client-centered stance.

Please confirm which session formats are available before booking, as the original biography does not list them. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life - for example, shorter check-ins during a work break, avoiding travel time, or choosing a format that uses less bandwidth. Licensed professionals adapt exercises, homework, and communication to work well in different session setups so therapy can stay connected to daily life without changing the goals of treatment.