Debra Arseneaux, LPC - Therapist in Texas

Emotionally-Focused Therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Attachment work

About Debra

Debra Arseneaux is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with 21 years of experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy concerns, grief, addictions, and career and life transitions. Debra also supports those dealing with parenting strain, sleep and eating difficulties, and challenges around self-esteem and purpose.

Before moving into private practice ownership and executive coaching, she provided therapy across many settings. That background shaped a practical approach focused on brief therapy when appropriate, with options to continue longer when needed. Debra combines coaching and therapeutic work depending on client goals.

Her clinical approach draws from Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). In sessions she emphasizes identifying emotion and attachment patterns, learning skills to manage distress, and setting clear steps toward personal goals.

Debra has worked with a wide range of issues including PTSD, sexual abuse recovery, mood and personality concerns, addiction, and relationship difficulties. She also addresses caregiver stress, first responder issues, abandonment and attachment problems, infidelity, and isolation or loneliness.

People who choose her often want practical tools plus coaching-style support. She uses a brief therapy model when that fits and extends treatment plans when other problems emerge. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session through the online options button.

How Debra integrates EFT, ACT and attachment work online

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) focuses on identifying and naming hard-to-reach emotions and the interaction patterns that keep people stuck. It is often used when relationship and attachment dynamics are central to the problem. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) emphasizes clarifying values and taking committed action while learning to notice painful thoughts and feelings without letting them dictate behavior. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at early and adult attachment patterns and how they shape expectations and emotional responses in relationships.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Debra will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and decide together which methods to use. That collaborative process helps match EFT, ACT, attachment work or other techniques to the issues the client brings.

Confirm the therapist's current session options before booking by using the online therapy options button and the short matching questionnaire. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time so sessions can be scheduled during a work break or between errands. The focus is on practical ways to use emotional awareness and skills training in everyday life.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuse DepressionCoaching

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsGrief Intimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

Abandonment Attachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeBody imageCaregiver issues and stress Communication problems Control issues Divorce and separationFamily problemsFirst responder issuesForgiveness Guilt and shame Infidelity Isolation / loneliness Life purpose Men's issues Midlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMood disordersObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPost-traumatic stress Pregnancy and childbirthSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Sexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySocial anxiety and phobia Women's issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based Therapy Client-Centered Therapy Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness Therapy Motivational Interviewing Narrative Therapy Solution-Focused Therapy Trauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

21+ years

Listed in

Texas, Michigan

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, addictions, and career or life changes.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

She mixes therapy and coaching. She often uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside ACT, CBT and client-centered methods to help people name emotions and make practical changes.

How long has she been practicing?

She has 21 years of experience as a counselor and has owned a private practice while also working as an executive coach.

Where is she based and what are her credentials?

She is based in Texas and holds the LPC credential. The listing shows MI LPC and TX LPC as credential details.

Can sessions be held in languages other than English?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

Please confirm current session options before booking by using the online therapy options button and the matching questionnaire.

How are fees handled?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I get started?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

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