Molly Dehrey-Buckman, LCSW

Licensed in California · 8 years in practice

Molly Dehrey-Buckman uses practical, evidence-based approaches to help people manage stress and anxiety.

License and registration

LCSW, California: 88756 · expires April 2027
NPI: 1659753309 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 8
Languages: English

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About Molly

Molly Dehrey-Buckman uses practical, evidence-based approaches to help people manage stress and anxiety. She is a licensed clinical social worker - LCSW - practicing in California with eight years of experience. Molly keeps sessions straightforward and focused on real-life problems parents and adults bring to therapy.

Molly helps people talk through relationship strain and family conflict in ways that feel manageable. She supports parents who are worn out or unsure about their next steps.

Background and approach

She also assists people coping with major life changes and the stress those changes cause. <brHer work addresses attachment concerns and family of origin issues so people can better understand patterns that repeat across relationships. Molly also offers support around body image, codependency, commitment worries, and caregiver stress.

She has experience with concerns tied to autism and Asperger syndrome, fertility stress, and effects of domestic violence or separation. Molly frames clients as the experts on their own stories and focuses on building strengths people already have. In sessions she helps set clear goals, try new ways of responding, and practice skills between meetings.

The tone is direct and compassionate, with a focus on small steps that make daily life easier. To begin, a person completes a short matching questionnaire and schedules sessions that fit their needs. Molly works by collaboration and practical problem solving to help people move toward more stable, manageable days.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Molly lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Parenting issues
Coping with life changes
Attachment issues
Autism and Asperger Syndrome
Body image
Caregiver issues and stress
Codependency
Commitment issues
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Dependent personality
Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
Divorce and separation
Domestic violence
Emptiness
Family of origin issues
Family problems
Fertility issues
Guilt and shame
Impulsivity
Infidelity
Jealousy
Life purpose
Midlife crisis
Mood disorders
Paranoia
Phobias
Postpartum depression
Post-traumatic stress
Pregnancy and childbirth
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Women's issues
Workplace issues
Young adult issues

Online support

Evidence-Based Approaches and Online Care

Many clients benefit from brief, structured techniques that teach new ways to manage stress and anxiety. These approaches break problems into small steps, teach practical coping skills, and focus on actions a person can try between sessions. They are useful for worry, panic, and the daily habits that maintain low mood or high stress.

Another helpful approach concentrates on understanding attachment and family patterns. This work looks at how past relationships affect current ones and offers tools for changing repeated behaviors. It can help with relationship strain, family conflict, codependency, and parenting challenges.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences, try methods that fit a person’s situation, and adjust plans based on what helps. Clients and the therapist work together to find the best fit over time.

Online sessions are offered by licensed professionals using video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for longer conversations and skill practice, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, chat or text offer quick check-ins or brief support, and messaging can help people stay connected between meetings. These options make therapy flexible and easier to fit into busy schedules.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does this therapist help with?

Molly helps people manage stress, anxiety, relationship strain, family conflict, and parenting challenges. She also supports those facing life changes and related issues such as attachment, body image, codependency, and caregiver stress.

What is her therapeutic style like?

She uses evidence-based techniques in a practical, collaborative way. Sessions focus on clear goals, skill building, and small changes that improve daily life.

How much experience does she have?

She has eight years of professional experience working with these concerns in California.

What credentials and location are listed?

She is a licensed clinical social worker - LCSW - licensed in California and practices with clients based in that state.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.

How does cost and billing work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I get started with therapy?

Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

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