Deborah Mazza
(She/Her/Hers)
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
Empowering adults to heal from trauma, overcome challenges, and reclaim their lives with compassionate, evidence-based care.
As a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with over 35 years of experience, I specialize in helping adults navigate trauma, depression, anxiety, and eating disorders. Through a client-centered approach, we’ll work together to identify what’s holding you back, reframe unhelpful patterns, and move toward meaningful change. My foundation is in psychodynamic, insight-oriented therapy, and I incorporate CBT, DBT, cognitive processing therapy, narrative therapy, and trauma-focused care to tailor treatment to your needs. I also bring specialized expertise in working with individuals diagnosed with HIV, drawing from my experience in an infectious disease clinic. My practice is built on collaboration, maximizing your strengths, and introducing strategies to help you persevere and thrive. Clients often tell me they feel heard, understood, and empowered throughout our work together. I’m committed to making quality care accessible, ensuring you receive the support you deserve regardless of background or resources.
Practice hours (EDT)
Accepts new patients after hospitalization for
- Manic episodes
- Severe depression
- Self-harming behavior
- Suicidal intent or a plan
- Escalating reckless or impulsive behavior
- Suicide attempt
- Eating disorders
- Substance use
- Severe emotional stress or trauma
Reserves times throughout the week for new clients after discharge from the hospital.
Adjusts scheduling to accommodate new clients after their hospitalization.
Areas of focus
Areas of expertise
- Abuse
- Academic Concerns
- Aging
- Alcohol Use
- Anger Issues
- Anorexia Nervosa
- Anxiety
- Athletic Performance
- Athletic/Sports performance
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Avoidant Personality
- Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder
- Binge-Eating Disorder
- Bipolar Disorder
- Body Image
- Borderline Personality
- Bulimia Nervosa
- Bullying
- Burnout
- Career
- Childhood Abuse
- Chronic Illness/Pain
- Cognitive Functioning
- College and School Placement
- Compulsive Exercise
- Conflict Resolution
- Dependent Personality
- Depression
- Disability
- Divorce
- Drug Use
- Eating Concerns
- End of Life
- Family Caregiving Stress
- Financial Concerns
- Gambling Concerns
- Gaming/Internet Concerns
- Gender Identity
- Grief and Loss
- Histrionic Personality
- Hoarding
- Immigration/Acculturation
- Infidelity
- Insomnia
- Intimacy Concerns
- Life Transitions
- Loneliness/Isolation
- Men's Issues
- Narcissistic Personality
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Obsessive-Compulsive Personality
- Other specified feeding or eating disorder (OSFED)
- Panic
- Paranoid Personality
- Parenting Concerns
- Peer Difficulties
- Perfectionism
- Performance Anxiety
- Personal Growth
- Personality Disorders
- Phobia
- Physical Assault
- Physical Stress
- Postpartum Depression
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Racial Identity
- Racial/Cultural Oppression or Trauma
- Relationship Violence/Stalking/Harassment
- Relationship(s) with Friends/Roommates
- Relationship(s) with Parents/Children/Family
- Relationship(s) with Partner/Husband/Wife
- School Concerns
- Self-Esteem
- Self-Harm
- Sex Addiction/Pornography Concerns
- Sexual Assault
- Sexual Concerns
- Sexual Identity
- Sleep Concerns
- Social Anxiety
- Spiritual/Religious Concerns
- Substance Use
- Suicidal Ideation
- Trauma
- Women's Issues
- Work/Life Balance
Age groups
- Young adults (18-30)
- Adults (31-64)
- Seniors (65 or older)
Special groups
- Adult children of alcoholics
- Athletes
- Clients from the court/judicial system
- People of color
- People seeking asylum
- People who are bisexual
- People who identify as gay
- People who identify as lesbian
- People who identify as queer
- People with HIV or AIDS
- Professional Healthcare Providers
- Veterans
Treatment specialties
Therapeutic modalities
- Behavior Modification
- Individual Therapy
Treatments
- Light Therapy
- Culturally-Sensitive Therapy
- Experiential Psychotherapy
- Mindfulness Training
- Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Coaching
- Narrative Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Christian Counseling
- Person-Centered Therapy
- Behavior Therapy
- Relational Psychotherapy
- Somatic Psychotherapy
- Interpersonal and Social Rhythm Therapy (IPSRT)
- Brief Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
- Transference Focused Therapy (TFP)
- Positive Psychology
- Social Skills Training
- Eclectic Approaches
- Dream Interpretation
- Humanistic Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Relationship Enhancement Therapy
- Process-Oriented Psychology
- Adlerian
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Motivational Enhancement Therapy (MET)
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy-Insomnia (CBT-I)
- Body Image Therapy
- Integrative Body Psychotherapy
- Object Relations Therapy
- Self Psychology
- Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy
- 12-Step Facilitation
- Attachment-Based Therapies
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Feminist Therapy
- Anger Management
- Cognitive Restructuring
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Coaching
- Jungian Therapy
- Existential Psychotherapy
- Psychoanalysis
- Brief Psychotherapy
- Interpersonal Therapy
- Erikson/Psychosocial Development
- Reality Therapy
Remote options
- Video
Payment options
$200 — $225per session
Insurance
In-network coverage provided for the following insurance companies
- Aetna – Connecticut
- Aetna – New Jersey
- Anthem – Connecticut
- Blue Cross Blue Shield – Connecticut
- Cigna – New Jersey
- Horizon NJ Health – New Jersey
- Medicare – New Jersey
- Military insurance (e.g. TRICARE) – New Jersey
- Military insurance (e.g., TRICARE) – Connecticut
- Optum – New Jersey
- Oscar – New Jersey
- Oxford Health Plan – Connecticut
- Veterans Community Care Network (VACCN) – New Jersey
- Documentation provided for patient filling
- In-network insurance
- Out-of-pocket
Payment methods
- Credit Card
- Debit Card
- Flexible Spending Account
- Health Savings Account
- Online
Credentials
Licenses
LCSW
000225, Connecticut
LCSW
44SC06159900, New Jersey
Certificates
Family Therapy
Family Therapy Institute
Intensive Psychotherapy for Personality Disorders
Smith School of Social Work
Psychoanalysis for Personality Disorders
Center for the Study of Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy
Education
University of Connecticut
MSW (Master of Social Work), 1977
University of Kansas
BS (Bachelor of Science), 1971