Deborah Petry, LCSW

Deborah Petry is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 16 years of experience working with individuals and couples. She offers a collaborative, client-centered approach that helps people set clear goals and develop practical skills to reach them.

She tailors each plan to fit the pace and needs of the person or couple in front of her, emphasizing partnership and steady progress. Deborah focuses on helping clients identify changes that can lead to greater personal growth, satisfaction, and healthier relationships.

When working with individuals, she reminds clients that every life path is unique and that personal timing and circumstances vary. That perspective helps clients explore options without judgment and find strategies that suit their values and goals.

In couples work, Deborah has completed levels 1, 2, and 3 of the Gottman Method as well as training in Treating Affairs and Trauma and Couples and Addiction Recovery. She values the Gottman Method for its structured roadmaps and practical exercises, and she integrates these tools with approaches such as Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused Therapy to address concerns including addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting, co-morbidity, codependency, communication problems, divorce and separation, domestic violence, drug and alcohol addiction, family of origin issues, infidelity, mood disorders, and personality disorders.

Deborah provides therapy in English and brings an accessible, supportive style to her clinical work, helping people and couples explore the tools that best move them toward the life and relationships they want.