Deborah Goza, LPC

Deborah Goza is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Louisiana with 19 years of experience. She takes a straightforward, down-to-earth approach and focuses on practical therapy that makes sense to the person in the room.

She works with common struggles such as anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, stress, and life transitions. She also supports people dealing with relationship and intimacy challenges, parenting concerns, caregiver stress, and issues related to aging and geriatric issues. Deborah notes experience addressing women’s concerns about self-worth and finding more peace in daily life.

Her way of working begins by helping people learn more about themselves. She explains that much of our behavior operates on automatic patterns, and therapy can bring those patterns into awareness. With insight, clients can set clearer goals and make intentional changes.

Deborah uses evidence-based tools grounded in cognitive-behavioral ideas, and she often blends person-centered and psychodynamic perspectives when helpful. She emphasizes goal-setting and practical steps so people can see progress.

Sessions and treatment are tailored to each person’s needs and goals. Deborah aims to listen with respect, sensitivity, and compassion while offering straightforward feedback and tools to help people move forward.

How Deborah's Approaches Shape Online Work

Her practice draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in ways that aim to be clear and useful. ACT helps people notice difficult thoughts and choose actions that reflect their values rather than getting stuck, which can help with anxiety, life transitions, and caregiver stress. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and testing new behaviors, which is useful for depression, anxiety, sleep problems, and eating concerns.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, history, and preferences and then recommend techniques to try. If something isn’t working, Deborah adjusts the plan together with the person she is seeing so sessions stay focused and practical.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm current session formats before booking. Online options can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, shorten check-ins when time is limited, or avoid travel time. Talk with the therapist during the initial matching and scheduling steps to learn which session formats are offered and to choose what will best fit daily life.