About Debbie
Debbie Rehman Lux is a licensed marriage and family therapist in California with 25 years of clinical experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, eating concerns, low self-esteem, and major life changes.
Background and approach
Her approach is straightforward and focused on practical steps that make day-to-day life easier to manage. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect.
Sessions focus on identifying unhelpful thinking and trying new behaviors that lead to better outcomes. Conversations are direct but warm, aiming to build skills that transfer outside the session.
Debbie creates a space where emotions and worries can be spoken about without judgment. She works with each person to set realistic goals and small steps toward those goals.
Progress is tracked in practical ways so people can see the difference over time. Her style is collaborative and problem-focused, with attention to patterns such as abandonment fears, body image concerns, or social anxiety.
She also addresses communication problems, divorce and separation issues, guilt, shame, and feelings of isolation. Sessions often include concrete tools for self-love, forgiveness, and clarifying life purpose.
People who want direct, skills-based therapy that still values empathy may find her style a good fit. She offers multiple online session formats to match different needs and schedules.
How cognitive work and online sessions fit together
Debbie uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help people spot unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. CBT is practical and action-oriented, useful for anxiety, low mood, social worries, and eating-related struggles. It breaks problems into manageable parts and builds skills people can use in daily life.The right method is often found together. She will work with each person to choose techniques that match their needs, goals, and comfort level. That collaborative process helps tailor exercises and the pace of change so the approach feels useful and realistic.
Offering video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging makes therapy easier to fit into busy lives. Video lets people see facial cues and do more in-depth work. Phone sessions can be quicker or easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging are helpful for short check-ins, homework support, or when typing feels more comfortable. These options give flexibility while keeping the focus on practical progress and skill building.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Eating disorders
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- Experience
- 25 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English