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Deborah Browne

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Deborah Browne, LMHC

New York

Licensed Mental Health Counselor - Anger and Relationships

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Key details

  • CredentialsLMHC
  • LicenseLMHC, New York / 006577; LMHC, Florida / MH19526; LPCC, California / 18666; LPC, New Jersey / 37PC00892800; LMHC, Massachusetts / 12599
  • NPI1194240762
  • Experience14 years
  • LanguagesEnglish
  • LocationNew York

About

  • CBT focused
  • Mindfulness tools
  • Client-centered work

About Deborah

Deborah Browne is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with 14 years of clinical experience based in New York. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, anger, relationship strain, and major life transitions. Deborah helps clients who are navigating grief, addiction concerns, ADHD, career stress, and issues around intimacy and self‑esteem.

She uses cognitive behavioral techniques as a core part of her work and blends client‑centered listening with mindfulness practices. Sessions tend to focus on practical skills - recognizing patterns, changing unhelpful thoughts, and practicing small behavior changes that make daily life more manageable. Deborah also draws on emotionally focused ideas when relationship feelings are central to the problem.

Clients often bring problems like communication breakdowns, commitment worries, caregiver stress, or the fallout from separation and divorce. She also supports people working through identity and LGBT concerns, adoption and foster care themes, and attachment‑related struggles. Anger and control issues are named among her focus areas.

Her approach is straightforward and skill‑oriented. Deborah encourages clear goals and regular check‑ins about progress. She integrates mindfulness tools to help with emotional regulation and uses motivational interviewing techniques to address change resistance.

Practical matters are part of the process. Deborah accepts international clients and works in English. She uses a subscription billing model that can be canceled at any time; consult the platform’s matching steps to schedule an initial conversation and confirm the session format before booking.

How sessions work

How Deborah uses evidence-based approaches online

Deborah commonly combines cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness in her remote work. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thought and behavior patterns and testing small changes to see what works. Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices that help reduce reactivity and improve awareness, which can be useful for anger and anxiety.

She also draws on client-centered principles, which means listening closely to what matters to the individual and shaping sessions around their goals. Finding the right mix of methods is a collaborative process. The therapist and client decide together which approaches to try and adjust them based on how the client responds.

The original biography indicates messaging is used and mentions contacting Deborah about live chat availability, so confirm the current online session options before scheduling. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check‑in conversations when needed, and remove travel time. These practical benefits help people maintain continuity of care while trying different strategies for anger, relationships, and daily stressors.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Also works with

AddictionsFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAttachment issuesBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Divorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHoardingImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationTraumatic brain injuryTrichotillomaniaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

14+ years

Listed in

New York, Florida, California, New Jersey, Massachusetts

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does she help with?

She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, relationship strain, grief, addictions, parenting concerns, and life transitions.

What is her therapeutic style?

She uses a client‑centered approach with practical techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness to change thoughts and behaviors.

How much experience does she have?

She has 14 years of experience working with individuals on mood, relationship, and adjustment challenges.

What credentials and location are listed?

She is an LMHC based in New York with licensure also noted in MA; the profile lists New York as her primary location.

Can I work with her in other languages or countries?

Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.

Which session formats does she offer?

The original biography states a messaging option and asks people to message about live chat; confirm current session options before booking.

How does billing and cost work?

Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time and cost varies by location.

How do I begin working with her?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.

Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.

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