About Deborah
Deborah "Debbie" Aimone is a licensed clinical social worker with more than 30 years of hands-on practice. She holds an LCSW and works from a straightforward, respectful approach. Debbie focuses on helping people navigate stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, and depression.
She listens first and then tailors conversation and plans to each person. Sessions aim to feel practical and down-to-earth. People can expect clear steps to try between meetings and space to talk about what matters most to them.
Background and approach
Debbie draws on three decades of experience supporting those coping with compassion fatigue, trauma and abuse, and the ups and downs of bipolar mood patterns. She also helps people managing work stress, career decisions, parenting strains, and the emotional weight of chronic illness or caregiving roles.
Her additional interests include attachment and abandonment concerns, blended family and family of origin issues, caregiving stress, and feelings of guilt or shame. She is comfortable addressing communication problems, codependency, and the emotional fallout of divorce and separation. Debbie practices in North Carolina and offers services in English.
Her approach is collaborative: she partners with each person to set goals and adjust methods over time. If someone is ready to take a first step, she will guide practical next moves and support progress along the way.
CBT and focused online care for everyday struggles
Debbie uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) in ways that are easy to understand. CBT helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. It is often useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and problems that get in the way of daily life.She keeps work collaborative and practical. Together the therapist and client pick approaches that match the persons goals and preferences. If a method needs changing, they will adjust it over time based on what helps most.
Online sessions come in several formats: live video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video calls let people work face-to-face from different places. Phone sessions use less data and can fit into a work break. Live chat or messaging can be a shorter check-in or a way to share thoughts between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to keep momentum between sessions.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 31 years
- Licensed
- Illinois, North Carolina, Connecticut
- Languages
- English