Kathy Garza

Kathy Garza is a Licensed Professional Counselor who helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and burnout from caregiving. She emphasizes strengths and practical steps to reduce overwhelming feelings and regain a sense of direction. Kathy writes in a direct, supportive way that aims to make therapy feel doable for busy lives.

Kathy uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, as her main approach. In sessions she helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and try small experiments to test different ways of thinking and acting. This can be useful for panic, low mood, worry, and repetitive negative thoughts.

She has three years of professional experience working with people facing trauma, abuse, self-esteem struggles, and compassion fatigue. Kathy also brings focused attention to issues that come up around adoption and foster care, caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, immigration concerns, and loneliness.

In conversations she emphasizes collaboration and clear goals. Expect short-term tools you can use between sessions along with space to talk about deeper wounds at your own pace. Kathy encourages people to notice small gains and build from there.

Her practice is based in Texas and sessions are conducted in English. Kathy asks people to take the first step by completing a short matching questionnaire and scheduling according to availability.

How Kathy Uses CBT and Practical Techniques Online

Kathy bases her work in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, a hands-on approach that looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. CBT helps people break cycles of worry or avoidance by testing small behavior changes and shifting unhelpful thinking patterns. This approach is often used for anxiety, panic, depression, and stress.

She also emphasizes skills for managing compassion fatigue and caregiver stress, using practical strategies to reduce overwhelm and protect emotional energy. These techniques include pacing activities, identifying boundaries, and setting small, attainable goals to restore balance.

Choosing the right therapeutic approach is a shared decision. Kathy will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, then adapt methods over time. That collaborative process helps match tools to the problem rather than forcing a single method.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm current session options before booking since formats are not specified here. Many people find online sessions useful because they can fit appointments into workdays, save travel time, and use tools like short check-ins or video conversations to maintain progress between sessions. Ask about scheduling and format when you complete the matching questionnaire so sessions match your routine and needs.