Debra Aquino, LCSW

Debra Aquino is a licensed clinical social worker who practices in Kentucky. She brings a warm, interactive manner to sessions and focuses on listening first. She treats people with respect and sensitivity and aims to avoid stigmatizing labels. Debra works with a broad range of concerns, including stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, ADHD, anger, self-esteem, grief, and career challenges. She also helps people facing parenting questions, relationship and family strains, and issues related to LGBT identity. Additional areas she addresses include Veteran and Armed Forces issues, multicultural concerns, and seasonal affective disorder. Her way of working blends several methods to match each person. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Client-Centered approaches guide sessions so a person’s goals shape the work. Mindfulness techniques are used to build awareness and reduce reactivity. Debra also draws on Motivational Interviewing and Solution-Focused Therapy to help people set realistic goals and take small steps forward. She adapts pacing and techniques to a person’s rhythm rather than following one fixed plan. Sessions focus on practical tools and clearer next steps. With three years of professional experience as an LCSW, she aims to support people who want to take the next step in handling life’s challenges. To begin, readers can use the site Start Therapy flow to match and schedule a session.

How these approaches translate to online care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on following the person's lead and creating sessions around their goals. In practice this means the therapist listens deeply, reflects what she hears, and helps you shape the agenda for each meeting. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It uses clear strategies and exercises to shift unhelpful thinking and encourage new behaviors that reduce symptoms. Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will review your needs, goals, and preferences and suggest which methods to try first. Together you can adjust techniques and pace as progress is made or goals change. The biography does not list specific online session formats, so please confirm available options before booking. Many people find remote sessions easier to fit into busy days, since you do not need to travel and sessions can be scheduled around work or caregiving. Online work can also make brief check-ins, skill practice, and goal reviews simpler to maintain between in-person commitments. Licensed professionals can use these approaches effectively in remote work when they match methods to each person's situation.