About Debra
Debra Cook is an AASW social worker with more than 20 years' experience. She supports adults facing workplace stress, bullying, low confidence and uncertainty about next steps. Debra focuses on practical change that fits each person's life and values.
Her style is person-centred and strengths-based. She offers a calm, non-judgemental space where people can talk about what is wearing them down. Sessions aim to help people spot unhelpful patterns and rebuild confidence at a pace that feels right.
Background and approach
Debra uses somatic ideas alongside talking therapies to help people notice how stress shows up in the body. She combines mindfulness and narrative techniques to make sense of difficult experiences and identify clearer steps forward. Solution-focused work helps keep sessions practical and goal-directed when clients want fast, actionable change.
People often come for career coaching, help with anxiety, or support managing attention differences such as ADHD. She also addresses related concerns like body image, caregiver stress, codependency and relationship communication problems. Debra helps people clarify values and set realistic goals that match their everyday life.
Her way of working is collaborative. Debra listens first, then suggests small experiments to try between sessions. She reviews what helps and adjusts the approach with each client.
This makes the work useful and grounded in real life.
How Debra’s approaches translate to online therapy
Debra blends somatic work with client-centred and mindfulness approaches to help people manage stress and clarify goals. Somatic Therapy involves noticing bodily sensations and responses to stress and using gentle practices to reduce tension and increase awareness; this can help when anxiety or workplace pressure feels physically overwhelming. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and understanding each person's perspective, offering a steady, non-judgemental space to talk through problems and priorities. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and support clearer decision-making.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Debra will collaborate with each person to decide which methods suit their needs and preferences. She checks in regularly and adapts the plan based on what helps in everyday life, so therapy stays practical and relevant.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit sessions around work and family demands and to use shorter check-ins when that feels more useful. The variety of formats also means people can choose the way of communicating that feels most comfortable as they try new strategies and track progress.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
Also works with
- ADHD
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English