About Deborah
Deborah "Debbie" Aimone is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 31 years of professional experience, licensed to practice in Illinois and North Carolina.
Background and approach
She brings long-standing clinical experience to helping people navigate stress, anxiety, grief and loss, depression, low self-esteem, compassion fatigue, trauma and abuse, and a range of other concerns including bipolar disorder and ADHD. Her background also includes work with caregiving stress, chronic illness and disability, family-of-origin and blended family issues, communication problems, and challenges around attachment and abandonment.
Debbie emphasizes respectful, sensitive, and compassionate care while shaping conversations and treatment plans to match each person’s distinct needs. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) as a primary framework, adapting interventions to address motivation, anger, parenting questions, career transitions, and feelings of guilt or shame.
Prospective clients can expect a collaborative approach that focuses on practical tools, emotional support, and skill building to promote healthier thinking patterns and day-to-day coping. She practices from North Carolina and offers services in English.
CBT and Online Care for Practical Change
Debbie primarily uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), a goal-oriented approach that helps people identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT is effective for addressing anxiety, depression, stress, and many daily coping challenges by teaching practical skills and strategies for changing patterns that maintain distress.Finding the right therapeutic approach is treated as a collaborative process. She partners with clients to clarify goals, try evidence-based techniques, and adjust methods as needed so treatment aligns with personal preferences and evolving needs. This collaborative stance helps tailor interventions to issues like grief, family concerns, caregiving stress, or mood instability.
Online therapy with Deborah is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, giving flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These formats make it possible to access consistent support from licensed professionals without travel, while allowing the therapist and client to choose the communication style that best supports progress and day-to-day integration of new skills.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 31 years
- Licensed
- Illinois, North Carolina, Connecticut
- Languages
- English