Manchester, Debra J., MSW

Contact Information
(805) 882-2424 x101
Professional Information
Member Type: 
Full Member
Languages Spoken: 
English
Professional Roles: 
Administration
Consultation
Psychoeducation
Publication
Teaching
Therapy
Supervision
Work Settings: 
Community / Public Mental Health Clinic
Postgraduate Training Institute / Center
Therapeutic Approach / Theoretical Model: 
EMDR
Integrative Models
Psychoeducation
Structural Family Therapy
Strategic Family Therapy
Office Location
111 E. Arrellaga St.
Santa Barbara, CA, 93101
United States
Interests
Family Life Cycle / Developmental Issues: 
Couple Formation
Transition to Parenthood
Family Therapy with Children / Child Therapy
Adolescents and Their Families
Young Adults and Their Parents
Family Structure / Composition: 
GLBT Families
Multigenerational Families and Family Processes
Step Families / Remarriage
Gender and Sexuality: 
Gender - Women's Issues / Feminist Therapy
Infidelity
Intimacy / Intimate Relationships
Larger Systems: 
Educational Consultation
Learning and Teaching about Families and Family Therapy: 
Media / Multimedia Materials in Family Therapy
Professional, Medical, Legal, and Ethical Issues
Resilience / Healthy Families
Sociocultural Issues: 
Low Income Families
Work / Family Issues
Multicultural Issues: 
Biracial / Bicultural Families / Couples
Latino Families
Therapeutic Focus / Area of Interest: 
Anxiety / Panic
Bereavement / Death and Dying
Eating Disorders
Family Violence / Including Partner, Child, and Elder Abuse
Family-of-Origin
Infidelity
Multi-Problem Families
PTSD and Trauma
School and Learning Issues: LD / ADD / School Achievement
Spirituality