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Chris Goetz, LPC
Texas
LPC in Texas - Anxiety and Trauma
See online therapy options- Cognitive Behavioral techniques
- Attachment-focused work
- DBT skills practice
About Chris
Chris Goetz is an LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) in Texas with 16 years of clinical experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship problems, trauma and abuse, depression, grief, eating concerns, parenting strain, anger, self-esteem issues, and bipolar disorder. She also works with issues around LGBT concerns and family conflict.
Chris uses a practical, structured approach in sessions. She helps clients notice unhelpful thoughts and patterns, try different ways of responding, and practice new skills between meetings. She blends approaches such as cognitive behavioral techniques, attachment-based ideas, client-centered listening, DBT skills, and motivational interviewing as fits each person.
Her background includes long experience with trauma, emotional abuse, dissociation, personality-related struggles, and co-occurring substance concerns. She has worked with people coming out of the sex industry and has provided training to local law enforcement on critical incident response and mental health topics. Those experiences inform how she frames safety, pacing, and skill practice in therapy.
Sessions focus on concrete steps a person can take to reduce distress and improve communication. Practical tools may include thought records, behavior experiments, distress-tolerance skills, and exercises that address attachment patterns. Conversations are straightforward and goal-focused, with homework to reinforce progress.
Chris adapts methods to each client's needs and preferences. Before scheduling, people are encouraged to confirm the current session formats offered and whether those options will work for their situation.
How cognitive, attachment, and client-centered methods work online
CBT focuses on noticing unhelpful thoughts and testing different responses. It uses short experiments and homework to shift patterns that maintain anxiety, depression, or avoidance. Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape current trust and closeness. It helps people recognize relational habits and practice new ways of connecting and setting boundaries. Client-centered therapy emphasizes clear listening, reflection, and supporting a person’s own goals rather than imposing solutions.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of therapy. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, comfort, and pace. That may mean emphasizing CBT skills for symptom relief, using attachment ideas to repair relationship patterns, or prioritizing client-centered conversation in early sessions.
The biography does not list specific online formats, so confirm current session options before booking. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a workday, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Phone or video formats each have practical differences - phone can work when bandwidth is limited or you prefer not to be on camera, while video supports visual cues. Ask about the offered formats and how they can best fit your schedule and needs.
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Experience
16+ years
Listed in
Texas
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address most often?
She commonly works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, relationship problems, grief, eating concerns, parenting strain, anger, self-esteem issues, and bipolar disorder.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
She uses practical, structured methods that focus on noticing thoughts and habits and trying different responses. Sessions mix skill practice, conversation, and short at-home exercises.
What is her clinical background and experience?
She has 16 years of experience and long work with trauma, dissociation, personality-related struggles, co-occurring substance issues, and people exiting the sex industry.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor - practicing in Texas.
Which languages are supported and does she work internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography did not specify session formats. Please confirm the available session formats before booking.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
Choose the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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