- Stress and anxiety
- Trauma and grief
- CBT and ACT methods
About Deborah
Deborah Goza is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Louisiana with 19 years of experience. She works with people facing anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, relationship problems, parenting stress, and the everyday pressures of life. Deborah also lists concerns such as ADHD, eating and sleeping issues, career worries, and compassion fatigue among her focus areas.
Her style is practical and straightforward. She combines evidence-based methods with conversational guidance so sessions feel like clear problem-solving, not jargon. Deborah emphasizes helping people set goals, track progress, and use tools that make sense in daily life.
Deborah pays attention to patterns that run below awareness. She helps clients notice automatic thoughts and reactions, then looks at how those patterns affect choices and relationships. With that insight, she and the client work on small, doable changes that add up over time.
Her toolkit includes cognitive behavioral ideas, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, client-centered techniques, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, and mindfulness practices. She draws from these approaches to support work on self-esteem, intimacy-related issues, communication problems, and coping with life changes.
Deborah has experience across many common concerns young adults face, including building a career, navigating relationships, and managing stress. To get started she asks people to identify goals and then focuses sessions on steps toward those goals. The practical aim is clearer thinking and better day-to-day functioning.
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify values and take practical steps toward them while accepting difficult thoughts or feelings. It can be useful for anxiety, low motivation, and coping with life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting and changing unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns through small experiments and skill practice. It is often used for anxiety, depression, sleep, and eating concerns.Finding the right approach is part of the work itself. Deborah will discuss your priorities and try methods that match your goals and preferences. You and she will adjust what you do together as you learn what helps most, working in collaboration rather than following a fixed plan.
The practical benefit of online sessions is fitting therapy into a busy life. Confirm the current session options before booking so you know which formats are offered. Online work can make it easier to schedule shorter check-ins around classes or shifts, avoid travel time, and keep consistent weekly meetings. Deborah uses her clinical approaches to structure sessions in ways that translate to remote work, for example setting concrete goals, assigning brief practice tasks, and using mindfulness or behavior experiments between appointments.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
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Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
19+ years
Listed in
Louisiana
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she work with?
She lists stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, relationship and intimacy-related issues among her core concerns, plus ADHD, eating and sleeping problems, and career or life changes.
How would she describe her way of working?
Her approach is practical and down-to-earth, using evidence-based methods and clear goal setting rather than abstract theory.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 19 years of professional experience, including recent university classes that have kept her practice current.
What are her professional credentials and location?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Louisiana.
Can I work with her in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she see international clients?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions are arranged through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Choose the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.
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