Debra Dupree , LMFT

Debra Dupree is a California-based licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) with forty years of clinical experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, family conflict, grief, and major life changes. She blends deep practical experience with an advanced academic perspective after earning a doctorate between 2012 and 2014, bringing neuroscience-informed methods to bear on emotional patterns and behavior.

Her work centers on practical mindshift techniques that help clients identify unhelpful thinking and develop new skills and strategies in relatively brief timeframes. These evidence-based approaches are applied to a wide range of concerns, including communication problems, divorce and separation, forgiveness, guilt and shame, social anxiety, women's issues, and workplace challenges. Debra emphasizes collaboration and curiosity, inviting clients to explore thoughts and feelings in a nonjudgmental space where setbacks can be turned into opportunities for growth.

Known to many as The MINDSET Doc, she encourages courageous steps toward a more fulfilling life and supports clients in translating insights into lasting change. Her style combines compassionate guidance with practical tools to help people move forward.

Neuroscience-informed approaches and flexible online care

Debra integrates a neuroscience-informed mindshift approach that helps clients understand how habitual thought patterns form and how targeted shifts in thinking can change emotional responses. This approach is useful for stress, anxiety, and shifting unhelpful relational patterns.

She also uses focused, evidence-based skill-building techniques designed to deliver practical strategies for coping with grief, communication breakdowns, and life transitions. These skill-focused interventions aim to equip clients with tools they can apply between sessions to manage symptoms and improve daily functioning.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Debra works with each person to identify goals, preferences, and challenges, and she tailors the mix of techniques to fit those needs. Clients and therapist jointly evaluate what works and adjust the plan over time.

Online therapy with Debra is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, providing flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care, fit sessions into a busy life, and access support from different locations while working with a licensed professional.