About Debra
Debra Konecni is a Licensed Professional Counselor who practices in Arizona and brings seven years of experience to her work. She meets people where they are and focuses on practical steps that help reduce stress and manage anxiety. Conversations are straightforward and paced to each person's comfort level.
She often helps people recovering from trauma and abuse and supports those working to build self-esteem and confidence. Debra also assists people facing life changes and wanting to set healthier boundaries.
Background and approach
Her approach centers on respect, sensitivity, and compassion in every session. Debra uses a mix of strategies chosen to match each person's needs. That can include goal-focused skills for coping, ways to notice and shift unhelpful thoughts, and exercises that strengthen relationships and emotional connection.
She tailors sessions so they feel useful and doable between meetings. People come for a wide range of concerns including stress, depression, bipolar challenges, addiction, eating and sleep disruptions, grief, and issues around intimacy and communication. Additional areas she addresses include abandonment, body image, codependency, and aging-related questions.
Sessions are collaborative and paced to what the client wants to work on. Debra encourages small steps and acknowledges progress along the way. She aims to create a calm, practical space for people to talk through their problems and find clearer ways forward.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Debra commonly uses Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in her work. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening closely, reflecting what the client says, and helping people find their own solutions through supportive conversation. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at how thoughts and behaviors interact and teaches straightforward skills to reduce anxiety, manage mood, and change unhelpful patterns.Choosing the right approach is part of the process. Debra works together with each person to decide what feels most helpful based on their goals and preferences. That collaborative decision can change over time as needs evolve and progress is made.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls allow a face-to-face experience for longer sessions and deeper conversation. Phone sessions can be useful when bandwidth is limited or a simpler check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for short updates, skill practice, or when writing out thoughts helps clarity. These options give flexibility to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or other daily routines.
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What this counselor works with
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- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- Arizona
- Languages
- English