Deborah Schnitzer, LCSW
Therapist in New York
Deborah Schnitzer is a licensed clinical social worker with 21 years of practice.
- Licensed inNew York
- License083171
- NPI 1609838622
- Experience21+ years
- LanguagesEnglish
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About Deborah
Deborah Schnitzer is a licensed clinical social worker with 21 years of practice. She helps people struggling with relationship problems, trauma and abuse, parenting stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and career concerns. She focuses on attachment issues and supports people coping with life transitions and emotional overwhelm.
Her approach is straightforward and practical. She uses Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early bonds affect current relationships. She also draws on client-centered work to keep sessions grounded in the client's needs.
Background and approach
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and dialectical skills are used when helpful to change unhelpful thinking and manage intense emotions. Sessions move at a pace the client sets. Deborah teaches concrete tools and skills to try between meetings.
She emphasizes respect, honesty, and no-judgment conversations so people feel safe to talk about hard things. She has taught at the graduate and undergraduate level and brings that teaching experience to clinical work. Deborah says she has no magic wand, but she does show techniques that can help people begin or continue their healing.
Deborah works with adults from New York and accepts international clients. She offers multiple remote session formats to fit different schedules and needs. People who want steady, practical support around relationships, attachment wounds, or life transitions often find her style direct and compassionate.
Credentials
- LCSW (New York)
- License 083171 · expires June 2026
- NPI
- 1609838622 · national provider identifier
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Focus areas and approaches
Everything Deborah lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Coping with life changes
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Deborah names
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
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Online support
How attachment work and skills translate online
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current patterns. Online sessions with this approach look at connection, trust, and how people react in close relationships to help change those patterns. Client-Centered Therapy centers on the person in the room; the therapist follows each client's lead and creates space for them to describe what matters most.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy uses clear steps to identify unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. It can be useful for managing anxiety, depression, and everyday stress by practicing new skills between sessions. Deborah combines these approaches to match the issue at hand and the client's goals in a collaborative way; finding the right mix is part of the process she works through with each person.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video allows visual cues and fuller conversation, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, brief text messages are useful for quick check-ins, and live chat can fit a short break during a busy day. These options make therapy more flexible and help people fit sessions into work, caregiving, or travel schedules while keeping therapeutic goals in focus.
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Frequently asked
What concerns does Deborah help with?
She supports adults facing relationship difficulties, parenting strain, trauma and abuse, anxiety, depression, grief, and career or life-change stress.
What is her general therapy style?
Her style is practical and nonjudgmental. She uses clear tools, teaches skills, and centers sessions on what each person needs.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She brings 21 years of clinical practice and has also taught at undergraduate and graduate levels.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, licensed in New York and practices from that region.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and she also accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist factors; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are needed to begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.
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