Kathy Garza, LPC

Kathy Garza is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and compassion fatigue. She supports clients who feel stuck in low self-esteem or who face panic and post-traumatic stress. Kathy emphasizes practical steps and steady progress rather than quick fixes.

Her background includes about three years of experience working with people facing mental health and life challenges. She uses plain language in sessions and treats clients as the experts on their own lives. Kathy focuses on building skills that can be used between visits, like coping strategies and clearer thinking patterns.

Kathy’s approach draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which connects thoughts, feelings, and actions. She helps people notice patterns that keep them feeling anxious or down and then try new responses. This often involves simple experiments and concrete practice rather than long explanations.

She also offers support to people in caregiver roles who struggle with compassion fatigue and burnout. Kathy works with clients who are dealing with chronic illness, disability, adoption and foster care concerns, immigration-related stress, and problems with communication and control. Sessions aim to reduce overwhelm and build more manageable routines.

Kathy encourages people to take small steps toward goals like greater confidence, forgiveness, and purpose. Her style is collaborative and goal-focused, with attention to safety and pacing. People who want clear tools and steady support may find her practical approach helpful.

How Kathy’s approaches translate to online therapy

CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, is about spotting unhelpful thoughts and trying different actions to change feelings. It uses straightforward exercises and short practices you can do between sessions to reduce anxiety and lift mood.

Another key focus is caregiver support, which looks at signs of compassion fatigue and teaches pacing, boundary-setting, and self-care techniques to reduce overwhelm. These are practical skills aimed at daily life for people in long-term caring roles.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with you about your needs, goals, and what feels doable, then recommend techniques to try. If something doesn't fit, adjustments are made so the work feels relevant and manageable.

Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm current session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life by removing travel time and allowing more flexible scheduling. They also let the therapist assign brief exercises to practice in the spaces where you live and work, helping new skills stick without requiring long clinic visits.