Debra Cosentino

Compassionate, practical support for change

LPC Pennsylvania

Experience: 4 years in practice
Focus areas: Relationship, Family, Trauma and abuse
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages: English

About Debra

Debra Cosentino is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) based in Pennsylvania who focuses on helping people navigate relationship strains, family tensions, trauma and abuse, and a range of mood and anxiety concerns.

Background and approach

She blends practical strategies with empathic listening to address issues such as self-esteem, stress, grief, parenting challenges, anger, depression, and coping with life changes. Her background includes four years of clinical practice and work at a domestic violence and sexual assault agency, where she supported clients from childhood through adulthood.

Her approach mixes evidence-informed techniques like cognitive behavioral therapy with trauma-focused and solution-oriented methods, and she often layers client-centered, humanistic support into sessions. Debra also brings play therapy skills into her work and adapts that experience to meet the needs of different clients, including adults who benefit from creative, experiential interventions.

She aims to create an open therapeutic atmosphere where thoughts and feelings can be expressed without judgment and partners with clients as they take steps toward greater resilience and wellbeing.

Practical Approaches for Online Healing

Debra uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help clients identify and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, panic, phobias, and everyday stress. She also integrates trauma-focused therapy when addressing the effects of abuse and traumatic experiences, using structured techniques to process and reduce trauma-related symptoms and improve coping. Where helpful, solution-focused methods are applied to set concrete goals and build small, achievable steps toward change.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is treated as a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to assess needs, preferences, and goals, and may blend methods over time so the plan fits what the client wants to accomplish. Clients are invited to discuss what feels most helpful and to adjust the approach as progress is made.

Online therapy offers flexibility and accessibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, allowing work to continue from different locations and at different moments in a week. These options can make it easier to maintain consistency, practice skills between sessions, and access support when life demands make in-person visits difficult.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she commonly address?

She works with relationship and family difficulties, trauma and abuse, self-esteem issues, stress, anxiety, grief, parenting concerns, anger, depression, and coping with life changes, plus related topics like attachment and communication problems.

What is her therapeutic style?

Her style combines empathic, client-centered listening with practical, skills-based work using cognitive behavioral and solution-focused methods to help clients set goals and practice new coping strategies.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has four years of professional experience, including work supporting survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault across age groups at an agency setting.

What are her credentials and where is she licensed?

She holds the LPC credential and is licensed in Pennsylvania with licence number PA LPC PC014801.

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

Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.

Which session formats are available?

Clients can connect through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging according to availability and preference.

How is payment handled and what does therapy cost?

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

How do I begin working with her?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling a session based on the therapist's stated availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuse Self esteem

Also works with

Stress, Anxiety GriefParenting issuesAnger managementDepression Coping with life changes

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesBlended family issuesCo-morbidityCommunication problemsDivorce and separationDomestic violenceFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shame Isolation / lonelinessJealousyPanic disorder and panic attacks Phobias Post-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Solution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

4+ years

Licensed

Pennsylvania

Languages

English