Deborah Goza , LPC

Deborah Goza is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 19 years of experience in Louisiana. She brings a down-to-earth style and a practical focus to sessions. She speaks plainly and helps people turn goals into steps they can follow. She notes particular experience addressing women's issues like low self-worth and finding inner peace.

Her work often begins with learning about how a person thinks and reacts. She helps clients notice habits that run on autopilot and then makes those patterns easier to understand. That insight is used to set clear, achievable goals and to track progress.

Deborah uses a mix of approaches that fit each person. She draws on cognitive-behavioral ideas, client-centered listening, mindfulness, and emotion-focused work to match the needs people bring. That variety lets her move between practical skill-building and deeper exploration as needed.

People come to her for many concerns including anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, parenting stress, relationship problems, anger, eating or sleep struggles, and life transitions. She also supports those facing caregiver strain, body image worries, and work or career stress.

Sessions are conversational and respectful. Deborah aims to help clients identify what matters most, set small goals, and try out changes between meetings. She frames therapy as a collaborative process where insight and concrete steps are both part of lasting change.

Therapeutic approaches adapted for online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small, committed steps toward those values while learning to live with difficult thoughts. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and practicing practical strategies that change how someone feels and acts. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes active listening and empathy so clients feel heard while they explore what they want to change.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Deborah will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and will adapt methods over time. That collaborative process means the plan can shift as progress unfolds and different needs emerge.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and situations. Video is useful for deeper conversations and visual cues, phone sessions can fit a work break or require less bandwidth, and messaging or live chat can support shorter check-ins or ongoing coaching between sessions. These options aim to make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into everyday life.