Deborah Goza

Deborah Goza is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Louisiana. She brings 19 years of professional experience to sessions and frames therapy in practical, easy-to-understand terms. Her style is down-to-earth and respectful, with an emphasis on clear goals and measurable progress.

She helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, and relationship concerns. Anger, parenting struggles, self-esteem, intimacy questions, and life changes are also areas she addresses. Deborah mentions work with eating, sleeping, career issues, ADHD, and compassion fatigue as well.

Deborah begins by listening to learn about each person’s history and patterns. She explains how some behaviors are driven by the subconscious and offers ways to bring those patterns into awareness. From there she helps set practical goals and steps to change what is not working.

Her approach draws on cognitive behavioral ideas alongside client-centered and mindfulness methods. Emotionally focused and psychodynamic ideas may also be part of the work when they fit a person’s needs. The result is a tailored plan that mixes talking, skill practice, and real-world steps.

Deborah emphasizes partnership in the process. She encourages people to name problems, set goals, and focus on outcomes. The tone is supportive but direct, aimed at making therapy feel understandable and useful.

How her approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice what matters to them and take small actions toward those values despite painful thoughts or feelings. It can help with anxiety, anger, and life transitions by encouraging committed action and practical exercises. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact and offers concrete tools to change unhelpful patterns. CBT is often used for stress, depression, sleep problems, and anxiety. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a supportive, nonjudgmental relationship where the therapist follows the person’s lead and reflects their experience to promote insight and self-directed growth.

Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose approaches that match their goals, needs, and preferences. That means trying ideas, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan together rather than prescribing a fixed method up front.

Confirm current session options before booking so you know which formats are available. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into busy lives, saving travel time and allowing appointments during work breaks or between family responsibilities. It can also allow shorter check-ins when life is hectic or a longer deep session when more time is needed. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises, homework, and emotional processing to the remote setting so people can continue making progress even when meeting virtually.