Debbie Silva, LPC
Therapist who centers your story
Details
| Name | Debbie Silva |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LPC |
| Based in | Texas |
| Licensed in | Texas |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 6 |
About Debbie
Debbie Silva is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas who focuses on helping people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship concerns. She brings six years of clinical experience and listens for each person’s story before suggesting a path forward. Debbie emphasizes respect for the client’s experience and works at the client’s pace.
She describes therapy as a partnership where the client is the expert. Sessions aim to build a trusting connection and make space for whatever feels most important right now.
Background and approach
Practical coping skills and clearer ways of seeing problems often come from conversations that honor the client’s own life narrative. Debbie uses narrative-informed work alongside client-centered and mindfulness approaches. That means she helps people tell and retell the stories that shape their lives, centers the client’s perspective, and uses present-moment awareness to reduce reactivity.
These methods are offered in ways that fit the person’s needs and daily life. Her practice includes support for a wide range of concerns such as grief, intimacy issues, parenting stress, addiction, body image, attachment and abandonment wounds, chronic illness, and compassion fatigue. Sessions can focus on decision points, boundary setting, or learning new habits for emotional regulation.
Debbie has provided individual and group services both in person and via telehealth during her career. She aims to help people move from feeling stuck toward clearer choices and better day-to-day coping.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Self esteem among the things Debbie works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Debbie among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Debbie among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Debbie directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Debbie directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
Narrative and Mindfulness Approaches for Online Care
The practice combines narrative-informed work with client-centered and mindfulness approaches. Narrative Therapy helps people examine the stories they tell about themselves and their relationships, and to reframe those stories in ways that open up new options. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening closely, accepting each person’s perspective, and letting the individual guide the pace and topics of sessions. Mindfulness Therapy teaches present-moment awareness and simple practices to reduce reactivity and improve emotional regulation.Finding the best approach is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with the client to choose or adapt methods based on needs, goals, and personal preferences. This means checking in about what helps, adjusting techniques, and combining approaches when that better fits the client’s situation.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video allows face-to-face interaction and visual cues, phone can be a low-bandwidth option, live chat suits quick check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, school, or caregiving schedules while keeping care consistent and accessible.
Common questions about this listing
What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?
She works with people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and grief, along with relationship and intimacy-related issues. Additional focus areas include parenting stress, addiction, body image, chronic illness, and compassion fatigue.
How would you describe the therapy style and approach?
Therapy blends narrative work, client-centered principles, and mindfulness. Sessions focus on your story, your perspective, and skills to notice and manage emotions in the moment.
What is her professional background and experience?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor with six years of clinical experience. Her work has included both individual and group services delivered in person and via telehealth.
Where is the therapist located and what are her credentials?
She practices in Texas and holds the LPC credential, listed as TX LPC.
Which languages are supported during sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What formats are available for sessions?
Sessions can be held by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
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