- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Mindfulness methods
About Kathy
Kathy Boaz-Chavez is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with six years of clinical experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, bipolar disorder, and depression, and also offers support around life purpose and midlife concerns. Kathy works with adults who are feeling stuck after changes in work, relationships, or health and want to explore what comes next.
Her style is straightforward and person-focused. Sessions involve listening, honest conversation, and practical steps clients can try between meetings. Kathy uses approaches such as client-centered work, cognitive behavioral strategies, and mindfulness techniques to help people notice patterns and try new ways of coping.
She also draws on dialectical behavior therapy and existential ideas when fitting them to a person's situation. That can mean building skills for managing intense emotions, clarifying values, or addressing painful experiences from the past. Discussions are paced to the client’s comfort and aim to connect insight with everyday action.
Kathy has experience addressing abandonment, attachment issues, isolation and loneliness, postpartum depression, and grief-related concerns. She supports people navigating aging and geriatric challenges and those facing personality or mood disorders. Practical problem solving and tracking small changes are common parts of her work.
To begin, Kathy asks people to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session. She recommends checking the current session options before booking so arrangements match each person’s needs.
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and reflecting back what a person says, so sessions emphasize clear conversation and working from the client’s concerns. This approach helps when someone is trying to understand where they feel stuck and what matters most to them.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) involves looking at thoughts and behavior patterns and testing small changes. It is useful for anxiety, depression, panic, and mood difficulties because it breaks larger problems into practical steps and experiments to try between sessions.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) brings skills for managing intense emotions and reducing impulsive reactions. It can be helpful for mood instability, overwhelming stress, and relationship-related distress by teaching concrete breathing, grounding, and distress-tolerance skills.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. She will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together they decide which ideas to try first and adjust methods over time based on how things go.
The original biography does not list specific online session formats. Please confirm the session options before booking so they fit your daily life. Many people find online sessions help fit therapy into a workday, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Licensed professionals can adapt CBT, DBT, and client-centered methods to work effectively across different remote setups, focusing on practical tools and clear next steps rather than promises of outcomes.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
6+ years
Listed in
Texas
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She supports adults with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self-esteem issues, bipolar disorder, and depression, plus related matters such as life purpose and midlife crisis.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is direct and person-focused, combining listening with practical steps and skill-building to help clients manage emotions and make changes.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has six years of professional work experience as a counselor in Texas.
What are her credentials and location?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Texas and practices from that state.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats does she use?
The biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.