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Deborah Goza, LPC

  • Experience19 years
  • LocationLouisiana
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, and Parenting
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
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About Deborah

Deborah Goza is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Louisiana who blends Internal Family Systems with evidence-based therapies to help clients gain insight and practical skills. With 19 years of professional experience and recent university coursework, she emphasizes therapies that are grounded in research and easy to understand.

Background and approach

Her style is down-to-earth and respectful, focused on helping people identify patterns rooted in subconscious responses and then set realistic goals to change them. She has worked with a broad range of concerns including anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, parenting challenges, relationship and intimacy issues, anger, self-esteem, eating and sleeping problems, career transitions, and compassion fatigue.

Deborah also attends to additional areas such as attachment and abandonment issues, caregiver stress, blended family dynamics, and coping after disasters. She combines cognitive-behavioral techniques with client-centered, mindfulness-informed, psychodynamic, and emotionally-focused methods to tailor a treatment plan to each person’s needs.

Deborah encourages clients to take the courageous first step toward clearer thinking and improved functioning, offering practical tools and ongoing support to help them reach their goals.

Approaches for Online Growth and Insight

Deborah integrates Internal Family Systems and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy alongside client-centered techniques to guide online work. Internal Family Systems helps clients explore internal parts and the roles they play, which can clarify patterns in anxiety, trauma responses, and relationship dynamics. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy focuses on values-driven action and accepting difficult thoughts and feelings while building skills to pursue meaningful goals. Client-centered methods prioritize empathy and a nonjudgmental stance to create space for clients to clarify what matters to them and to feel heard.

Choosing the right combination of approaches is part of the collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to identify which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, adapting the plan as progress unfolds and new priorities emerge.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These formats make it possible to maintain continuity of care despite busy schedules or geographic constraints, and they allow sessions to focus on skill-building, emotional processing, and goal-setting in ways that suit the client’s life and communication style.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Deborah address?
She works with many issues including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting, anger, self esteem, relationship and family concerns, grief, intimacy-related issues, eating and sleeping problems, career and depression among others.
What therapeutic style can I expect in sessions?
Her approach blends Internal Family Systems with cognitive-behavioral, client-centered, emotionally-focused, and mindfulness-informed methods to foster insight and practical change.
How long has she been practicing?
She brings 19 years of professional experience and recent university classes to her counseling work.
What credentials and location information are available?
Deborah is a Licensed Professional Counselor with credential LA LPC 9822 and she practices in Louisiana.
Does she work with non-English speaking or international clients?
She provides services in English only and is not currently accepting international clients.
Which session formats are offered for therapy?
Sessions are available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences.
How is cost handled for ongoing sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are delivered through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyTrauma and abuseParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteem

Also works with

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersCareer difficultiesDepressionCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

19+ years

Licensed

Louisiana

Languages

English