A calm therapy office scene without any people, featuring a soft gray upholstered armchair angled slightly toward a low, light-oak coffee table. On the table rests an open linen-bound journal, a smooth river stone, and a neat stack of pastel sticky notes. In the background, a large leafy plant stands beside a window with sheer white curtains, letting in diffused late-afternoon natural light that creates gentle shadows and a cozy glow. The composition is eye-level with a shallow depth of field, focusing sharply on the journal while the background softly blurs. The mood is safe, professional, and inviting. The style is clean photographic realism, emphasizing clarity, balance, and a sense of grounded calm suitable for a psychotherapy practice.

Therapy with Debbie Mankita

Debbie Mankita

When life feels overwhelming, you don’t have to figure it out alone.

Therapy with Debbie Mankita supports adult New York based clients through anxiety, stress, and life transitions with evidence-based methods and compassionate collaboration.

A close-up of a neatly arranged workspace designed for thoughtful reflection, with no people present. A smooth wooden desk holds a closed navy-blue therapy notebook, a pair of noise-canceling headphones, and a ceramic mug of herbal tea emitting faint steam. A small sand timer and a minimalistic metal desk lamp sit nearby. Warm lamp light blends with soft overcast daylight from an unseen window, creating a gentle, balanced illumination and subtle reflections on the desk surface. Shot from a slightly elevated angle with rule-of-thirds composition, the background fades into a soft blur of neutral walls and a framed abstract artwork in calming blues and greens. Photographic realism and a modern, uncluttered aesthetic convey focus, emotional safety, and quiet concentration, echoing themes of anxiety relief and stress management.

Services I Offer

I tailor strategies for anxiety, burnout, substance use challenges, and major life changes to help you build resilience and grow.

Anxiety & Stress
Learn strategies to manage racing thoughts, constant worry, and overwhelming stress, so you can feel more grounded and in control day-to-day.

Life Transitions & Change
Support during career shifts, relationship changes, loss, or other major life events, helping you gain clarity and confidence in uncertain times.

Burnout & Work-Life Balance
Address exhaustion, overwhelm, and difficulty setting boundaries, cultivating sustainable coping skills and healthier daily routines.

Substance Use Challenges
Guidance and support for managing substance use, developing healthier habits, and building resilience while navigating recovery or related life changes.

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About Debbie Mankita

Helping adults of all backgrounds navigate anxiety, stress, life transitions, burnout, and substance use challenges. I provide collaborative, person-centered therapy.

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A symbolic representation of coping with anxiety and life transitions, depicted through a carefully stacked arrangement of smooth river stones on a light sand-colored surface. Each stone is a different muted tone—slate gray, soft beige, pale blue, and warm taupe—forming a balanced tower that appears stable yet gently imperfect. Behind the stones, an out-of-focus background shows a subtle gradient wall shifting from cool blue at the bottom to warmer cream at the top, suggesting movement from tension to ease. Soft morning natural light from the left casts delicate shadows and highlights each texture. Captured at eye level with shallow depth of field, the composition centers the stone tower. The photographic style is minimalist and serene, conveying themes of balance, resilience, and carefully tailored coping strategies in psychotherapy.

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Phone number: 315-203-5515