Debbie Dery, M.A, LMFT

Debbie Dery, M.A, LMFT licensed therapist in private practice providing individual, Couples, and group services for teens, adults, and families. Debbiederytherapy.com

Specialties in ADHD, Anxiety and other mood related disorders, and couples therapy. A private practice group of licensed therapists providing both individual and group services for adults, couples, & families including children and teens.

05/19/2026

Avoidance can feel protective at first, but unprocessed pain often finds another way to speak. Facing it with honesty and awareness is where healing starts.

Irvin Yalom-

And so much more training .. 🙏
05/10/2026

And so much more training .. 🙏

05/06/2026

Parenting isn’t about being perfect — it’s about building resilience, connection, and emotional strength in your child.

Three powerful ingredients of effective parenting:

✨ Teach Optimism
Help your child learn that setbacks are temporary, growth is possible, and challenges can be worked through. Children often borrow their inner voice from the adults around them.

✨ Role Model Perspective
Kids learn more from what we do than what we say. Modeling emotional regulation, empathy, accountability, and healthy perspective teaches them how to navigate life with greater confidence and balance.

✨ Practice Adaptability
Every child is different, and every stage of development brings new needs. Effective parenting requires flexibility, openness, and the ability to adjust rather than react rigidly.

Strong parenting isn’t about control — it’s about creating emotional safety, resilience, and connection. 💛

Milken Middle School invites girls entering grades 5-7 to a summer program on July 13-17. This full-day, on-campus exper...
04/24/2026

Milken Middle School invites girls entering grades 5-7 to a summer program on July 13-17. This full-day, on-campus experience is ideal for girls seeking friendships with fellow middle school students from different institutions. Program highlights include fun group activities, team bonding exercises, and confidence building through new challenges.

05/25/2025

A narcissist often shows more warmth to strangers than to their own family. Their desperate need for admiration drives them to ignore those closest to them, prioritizing the approval of near-strangers instead. In private, they’re controlling, cruel, and calculating—shattering harmony at home while maintaining a flawless public image. Remember, a charming facade doesn’t reflect their true nature behind closed doors.

03/30/2025

What does RSD look like?

"Ever send a text, not get a reply, and suddenly you're the star of your own rejection-themed TED Talk? 🎤 That might be Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria (RSD) crashing the party. It’s that overly dramatic inner critic, common with ADHD, that loves to take tiny moments and spin them into Shakespearean tragedies. 🎭 The truth? It's not rejection—it’s just your brain being a little *extra*.

Good news: there are ways to quiet the drama and take back the narrative.
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03/29/2025

The integrity project-

Respect is genuinely valuing others—their rights, their perspectives, and their humanity.

It’s not about reinforcing a self-centered worldview that demands obedience, validation of superiority, or imposes conditional acceptance rooted in fear.

True respect is not transactional. It’s foundational.
🙏🌸

03/24/2025

Rumi's story about the elephant and the blind men is a profound parable that explores perception, understanding, and the nature of truth.

Here's a brief summary:

In the story, a group of blind men encounter an elephant for the first time. Each man touches a different part of the elephant and forms his own interpretation of what the creature is.
One touches the tusk and thinks it is like a spear, another touches the trunk and likens it to a snake, a third feels its leg and believes it's a tree, while another feels its side and says it’s a wall.
They argue fiercely, each convinced that their perspective is the only correct one.

Rumi uses this tale to illustrate how individual perspectives, while valid in their own right, often fail to grasp the entire truth. It's a reminder of the importance of humility, open-mindedness, and the recognition that reality is often more complex than what any single viewpoint can capture!

Happy Monday 🙏

03/21/2025

The integrity project-

Integrity builds trust.
When people see you're genuine and stick to your principles, it fosters respect and openness.
This authenticity allows for deeper connections, because people feel they can trust you with their true selves, leading to more meaningful, honest relationships. 💕🙏

03/19/2025

In a world of quick fixes and instant gratification,
integrity and
character building
stand out more than ever.
It's essential to nurture these qualities for healthier relationships and communities.

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Encino, CA
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