- Years in practice
- 19
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Louisiana
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Parenting issues
About Deborah
Deborah Goza is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Louisiana with 19 years of experience. She takes a down-to-earth approach that blends practical techniques with clear, straightforward talk. She aims to treat people with respect, sensitivity, and compassion.
Parents reading this will find an emphasis on parenting concerns alongside stress, anxiety, and life transitions. Her work focuses on common struggles such as anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and parenting stress.
Background and approach
She also addresses anger, self-esteem, intimacy-related issues, eating and sleeping problems, career questions, and ADHD. Deborah lists additional attention to concerns like attachment issues, caregiver stress, blended family issues, and body image. Deborah uses goal-oriented, evidence-based methods.
That includes cognitive behavioral techniques and acceptance and commitment ideas, mixed with person-centered listening and emotion-focused thinking when helpful. She explains things plainly and helps clients set clear goals to measure progress. She believes insight about unconscious patterns helps people change repeating habits.
Sessions are tailored to each person’s needs and situation, with an emphasis on practical steps you can try between meetings. Her style is collaborative and straightforward, aimed at producing noticeable results. Deborah offers sessions by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging.
She works in English and is licensed in Louisiana. Getting started involves a short matching questionnaire and scheduling through the service’s Start Therapy flow.
What Deborah works with
Everything Deborah lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Deborah helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Deborah lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Practical approaches for online parenting and life work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting overwhelmed, then choose actions that match their values. It is often useful for stress, anxiety, parenting conflicts, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with practical experiments and new behaviors, which can help with anxiety, depression, sleep and eating problems. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental space where the therapist listens and follows the client’s lead, useful for building self-esteem and working through difficult emotions.Finding the right mix of methods is a collaborative process. Deborah will talk with clients about their goals and preferences and then suggest techniques that fit. She adjusts the approach as needed so work in sessions feels relevant and doable between meetings.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can be a good fit when bandwidth is limited, live chat enables shorter check-ins, and messaging helps keep momentum between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to continue progress even when life is hectic.
Questions people ask about Deborah
What kinds of concerns does Deborah address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and parenting-related strain, plus issues like anger, self-esteem, grief, eating and sleeping problems.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is down-to-earth and practical, focusing on clear explanations, goal setting, and techniques you can practice between sessions.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 19 years of professional experience working with a wide range of concerns and client situations.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Louisiana.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.
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