Deborah Salant

Experienced LICSW blending CBT and relational care

LICSW Massachusetts

Experience: 33 years in practice
Focus areas: Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Relationship
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages: English, French

About Deborah

Deborah Salant is a licensed clinical social worker (LICSW) whose practice blends cognitive behavioral techniques with relational and client-centered approaches to address a wide range of life challenges.

Background and approach

With 33 years of experience in Massachusetts, she draws on psychodynamic, motivational interviewing, and emotionally-focused methods as appropriate to each person's situation, tailoring her work to issues such as chronic depression, anxiety, addictions, relationship and family concerns, trauma, grief, and intimacy-related difficulties.

She is also knowledgeable about eating and sleeping problems, parenting stresses, self-esteem, anger, and coping with life changes. Her background includes work with fertility-related stress, caregiver and aging family issues, and support for diverse sexual orientations and identities.

Deborah meets with individuals, couples, and families and begins by gathering a focused history to clarify why someone is seeking help. She emphasizes forming a collaborative alliance, setting goals together, and using a mix of supportive, family-systems, and behavioral strategies when helpful.

Sessions are typically weekly or biweekly depending on therapeutic stage, and she accepts clients in English and French, including international clients.

Integrating Practical Approaches for Online Care

Deborah uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients identify and shift unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and many day-to-day coping challenges. She also draws on Client-Centered Therapy to create a welcoming, respectful space where clients' perspectives guide the pace and focus of work, supporting self-exploration and personal growth. Emotionally-Focused Therapy is another approach she employs when relational patterns and attachment needs are central, helping partners and family members understand and reorganize emotional responses.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the therapeutic process, and Deborah collaborates with each person or family to determine what fits best given their goals, preferences, and life context. She starts by collecting a focused history and works together with clients to set and periodically reassess goals so the plan can evolve as progress is made.

Online options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for busy schedules, geographic distance, and different comfort levels with communication. These formats make it possible to maintain regular contact, pursue consistent goal work, and adapt session rhythm to what works best for the client and therapist.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Deborah commonly address?

She works with a broad set of concerns including stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship and family issues, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, eating and sleeping problems, parenting, anger, and self-esteem challenges.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her work is collaborative and adaptable, combining client-centered care with cognitive behavioral, emotionally-focused, psychodynamic, and motivational interviewing techniques depending on the client's needs.

What is her professional background?

Deborah has 33 years of clinical experience, including work with chronic depression, anxiety, substance abuse, fertility-related stress, and family caregiving around aging and health concerns.

What are her credentials and where is she located?

She is an LICSW with MA LICSW 105173 and practices from Massachusetts.

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

Sessions are offered in English and French, and she does accept international clients.

Which session formats are available for working together?

Clients can meet with her via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on preference and availability.

How is cost handled for sessions?

Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What steps are needed to begin therapy?

To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, Anxiety AddictionsRelationship issuesFamily conflictsDepression

Also works with

LGBTTrauma and abuse GriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteem Coping with life changes

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFertility issuesGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHoardingImpulsivityInfidelityMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Sexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaTraumatic brain injuryWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Motivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

33+ years

Licensed

Massachusetts

Languages

English, French