Debbie Chirikos, LCSW

Debbie Chirikos is a seasoned clinical social worker who has dedicated her entire professional life to counseling and helping others. With 40 years of experience, she brings a deep curiosity and a commitment to ongoing learning, aiming to keep her skills current and relevant as society changes. She has practiced across multiple states in the United States, including Hawaii, and has also worked in Canada, gaining a broad perspective on diverse client needs.

She holds both a Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree in Clinical Social Work from universities in Colorado and is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW). Debbie approaches therapy with focused attention and presence, striving to be fully attuned to each person she works with and to support meaningful, lasting change. She describes her role as a partner in clients' journeys, helping them move toward greater authenticity and resolution of painful or self-defeating patterns.

Debbie works best with people who are ready to do the hard work of self-reflection and change, and she values nonjudgmental feedback and a collaborative therapeutic relationship. She is patient and tolerant with clients who struggle with repeated self-defeating behaviors, and she often uses humor as a tool to support healing. Debbie believes that those who are suffering already carry the seeds of their own solutions and that therapy can offer the guidance and companionship needed to cultivate those strengths. Sometimes that help looks like active intervention and skill-building, and sometimes it is simply offering an attentive ear when someone needs to be heard.