Kathy Garza, LPC

Kathy Garza is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and compassion fatigue. She also supports those struggling with self-esteem, panic, and post-traumatic stress. Kathy works with people who are caregivers and those managing adoption, foster care, chronic illness, or isolation. She speaks English and practices in Texas.

Kathy uses plain, practical tools in sessions and centers the person's goals. She frames clients as the experts on their lives and looks for strengths to build on. Sessions focus on small, achievable steps that fit into everyday routines. Kathy emphasizes courage, growth, and realistic changes rather than quick fixes.

Her approach draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to look at thoughts, behaviors, and daily patterns that keep problems going. She helps clients notice unhelpful thinking, try new behaviors, and practice skills between sessions. When trauma or panic are part of the picture, she works at a steady pace and adjusts the work to each person's needs.

People who are caregivers often bring extra stress and emotional exhaustion, and Kathy pays attention to that. She offers support for compassion fatigue and for the practical strains of caregiving. She also helps with relationship communication, control issues, guilt, and questions about life purpose.

Kathy has three years of professional experience as an LPC in Texas. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions based on her availability. Costs vary by location and use a cancelable subscription model.

Therapeutic techniques and how they work online

Many of Kathy's sessions draw on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions interact and helps people try new responses to old patterns. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, panic, and stress. Another common thread is practical skill building - learning breathing, grounding, or behavior experiments to reduce symptoms and increase confidence. These techniques help with panic attacks, compassion fatigue, and day-to-day stress.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Kathy works with the person to decide which techniques fit their goals and comfort level. Over a few sessions she and the client check what works and adjust the plan together so the work feels useful and manageable.

Because the biography does not list specific online or in-person session formats, confirm the available formats before booking. In general, online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions around work, medical appointments, caregiving tasks, or travel. It can also let people keep brief check-ins when energy is low, reduce commute time, and use tools like worksheets between sessions to practice skills. Kathy aims to help clients find ways to make therapy work with the rhythm of everyday life.