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Deborah Gaudet

Hopeful, practical counseling for everyday challenges

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Credentials
LPCC
Experience
10 years
Licensed in
New Mexico
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Deborah

Deborah Gaudet is a licensed professional clinical counselor (LPCC) with ten years of experience. She practices from Northern New Mexico and brings a hopeful, down-to-earth stance to her work. She focuses on practical steps while holding realistic expectations.

Her style is warm and direct, aimed at helping people make steady changes. Deborah blends several therapy ideas to match each person’s needs. She uses attachment-informed thinking to look at how relationships shape feelings.

Background and approach

She also draws on cognitive behavioral ideas to identify and change unhelpful thoughts and habits. At times she brings in emotion-focused work to help people notice and use strong feelings constructively. Common concerns she addresses include stress, anxiety, grief, addiction, and career pressures.

She also works with issues such as intimacy, eating and sleeping struggles, parenting pressures, compassion fatigue, and the effects of trauma. Additional focuses listed include adoption and foster care matters, blended family adjustments, caregiver stress, and body image concerns. Deborah names a Jungian influence and values growth across the lifespan.

She acknowledges larger social and economic forces that shape people’s choices and wellbeing. Her sessions are described as friendly, practical, and thorough, with attention to emotions and everyday problems. Sessions are offered in English and Deborah accepts international clients.

She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Deborah commonly draws on attachment-based ideas, client-centered listening, and cognitive behavioral techniques. Attachment-based work looks at how early and current relationships shape emotions and trust and can help with intimacy, abandonment themes, and relationship patterns. Client-centered work focuses on listening without judgment and supporting each person’s pace so they feel heard and respected. Cognitive behavioral techniques help identify unhelpful thoughts and habits and replace them with practical alternatives for anxiety, mood shifts, and coping with daily stress.

Choosing an approach happens together. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what feels useful. Over the first sessions she will adjust methods so the work fits the person rather than forcing a single model.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video and phone allow real-time conversation, while live chat and messaging offer short, ongoing contact between sessions. These options increase flexibility and make it possible to receive consistent support from New Mexico regardless of location.

Attachment-Based Therapy

Looks at how early bonds shaped what you expect from closeness, and how that plays out now with a partner, a parent, or your own children.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems can Deborah help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, grief, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting pressures, and related concerns such as sleep, eating, and self-esteem.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is warm, practical, and realistic. She combines relational awareness with hands-on strategies to help people shift stuck patterns.
How long has she been practicing?
Deborah has ten years of experience as a clinician, bringing a mix of theoretical influences and practical work with clients.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She is an LPCC - New Mexico LPCC CCMH0171441 - and is based in New Mexico.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
How can sessions be conducted?
Sessions are available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on client preference.
What does therapy cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

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Experience
10 years
Licensed
New Mexico
Languages
English

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