Deborah Anderson

You might be carrying something heavy right now: stress that keeps building, patterns you cannot seem to shake, or questions about substance use that feel too complicated to say out loud. If that sounds familiar, you're in the right place. I'm a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Texas with more than 16 years of experience, most of it with adults working through substance use recovery, family stress, and grief. I earned my MSW while raising my family as a single mother, so I know what it means to care for yourself while carrying everything else. Therapy is my second career, and I came to it after life forced a change of my own.

You are the expert on your own life. My job is to help you see what brought you here, find what's keeping you stuck, and build tools you'll actually use. I draw on Motivational Interviewing, which helps when part of you wants change and part of you isn't sure yet; CBT for the thought patterns feeding the stress; and Solution-Focused work to keep us pointed at what matters to you. I believe being direct and inquisitive help us uncover honest places in us that long to grow.

In our first session, we will take time to get to know each other and talk about what brought you to therapy. I’ll ask about your current concerns, your background, what has been feeling difficult, and what you hope to gain from the therapy experience. This first meeting is also a chance for you to ask questions and get a feel for whether I am the right fit for you. My goal is to create a comfortable, supportive space where you feel heard and respected from the start. By the end of the first session, we will begin identifying your goals and discussing what our work together can look like moving forward.