About Kathy
Kathy Boaz-Chavez is a Licensed Professional Counselor working in Texas who helps people manage stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, bipolar disorder, and depression. She focuses on building confidence and improving self-esteem through practical support and steady encouragement. Kathy aims to make it easier to take the first steps toward change.
She creates an open, nonjudgmental space where clients can speak honestly about painful experiences. Conversations focus on what is most pressing for the person in the room.
Background and approach
Kathy listens for patterns that cause distress and highlights small actions that can ease daily life. Her approach blends client-centered care with skills-based methods. That means Kathy follows the client's lead while teaching tools to reduce overwhelm and manage mood swings.
She uses techniques that help people notice thoughts, test them, and try different responses. Mindfulness and present-moment awareness are woven into sessions to help with anxiety and mood regulation. When trauma or abuse is part of someone's story, Kathy works at a pace set by the client and pays attention to safety and tolerance for intense emotions.
With six years of experience as an LPC, she draws on practical strategies and straightforward conversation. Kathy supports people who want clearer priorities, fewer panic moments, and a steadier sense of self. Her style is calm, respectful, and focused on small, achievable changes.
Approach and online care that fits your life
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and following the client's priorities. The therapist creates a respectful, accepting space and helps people clarify what matters most to them and where they want change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, teaches practical skills to notice unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors, which can help with anxiety, panic, and mood swings. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, offers emotion regulation and coping skills for intense feelings and impulsive reactions, and can be useful for managing strong mood shifts and distress.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and try strategies together to see what fits. That process is collaborative and paced to the individual's needs, mixing listening with straightforward skills practice.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more accessible. Video is helpful for face-to-face conversation and teaching exercises, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging can suit quick check-ins or ongoing support between sessions. These options give flexibility for scheduling, shorter check-ins during a busy day, or maintaining contact when travel or time zones make in-person care difficult.
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What this counselor works with
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Co-morbidity
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 6 years
- Licensed
- Texas
- Languages
- English