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- Client-centered methods
- Cognitive behavioral tools
- Emotion-focused skills
About Debbie
Debbie Franzen-Lang, LPC, is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 30 years of experience practicing in Louisiana. She helps people with stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, eating concerns, depression, trauma and abuse, parenting questions, anger, self-esteem, career transitions, bipolar disorder, and coping with life changes. Her stated approach is collaborative; she describes counseling as a team effort to define problems and set realistic goals.
Franzen-Lang uses a humanistic perspective and says she brings positivity, reflection, and encouragement to sessions. She lists several clinical methods she uses, including client-centered work, cognitive behavioral techniques, emotionally focused strategies, existential ideas, and elements of the Gottman Method. She notes experience with multicultural concerns and veterans and armed forces issues.
Her background includes an M.Ed. from Northeast Louisiana University and ongoing doctoral study in Counselor Education and Supervision. She practices with licensure in Louisiana as an LPC and follows the state code of conduct for counselors. She has worked across individual, couple, and family concerns and has provided group therapy.
Franzen-Lang indicates she does not work independently with children under six. She also notes experience supporting people who are hearing impaired and those coping with infidelity, divorce, body image, panic attacks, and self-harm thoughts. Her style emphasizes working together to identify goals and take systematic steps toward them.
People choosing her can expect short-term goal setting alongside longer-term work when needed. She frames sessions as practical meetings to clarify problems, try strategies, and track progress over time.
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How therapeutic approaches are used in online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person's experience and encourages open dialogue. It helps when someone needs a listening space and wants to name their own goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks concerns into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. It is useful for anxiety, depression, panic attacks, and patterns the client wants to change. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) looks at emotional responses in relationships and helps people recognize and shift interaction patterns that cause distress.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with the client to decide which methods fit best based on goals and preferences. Plans can be adjusted as progress is tracked and new needs emerge.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into daily life, shorten check-ins when schedules are tight, and offer alternatives when in-person visits are difficult to arrange. Licensed professionals can use these formats to continue cognitive, emotion-focused, and client-centered work in ways that match the client's routine and goals.
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Primary focus
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
30+ years
Listed in
Louisiana, Arizona, Oregon
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationships, grief, eating concerns, depression, trauma and abuse, intimacy issues, parenting, anger, self-esteem, career changes, bipolar disorder, and coping with life changes.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her stated style is humanistic and collaborative. She emphasizes positivity, reflection, encouragement, and working together to set and reach goals.
How long has she practiced?
She has 30 years of experience in counseling and related clinical work.
Where is she licensed and based?
She holds licensure as an LPC in Louisiana and practices in that state.
What languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are fees and payments handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start a first session?
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, call 911, or call or text 988.