Deborah Gaudet , LPCC

Deborah Gaudet brings a hopeful and practical orientation to therapy, combining grounded realism with a client-directed focus that supports growth across the lifespan. With a Master of Science in Counseling Psychology from Colorado State University and 10 years of clinical work, she integrates Jungian perspectives and cognitive behavioral strategies to help clients make meaningful changes. Deborah draws on the ideas of theorists such as Carl Rogers, Clarissa Pinkola Estes, Jacques Lacan, and Bracha Ettinger to inform a thoughtful and nuanced clinical lens.

Based in the mountains of northern New Mexico, Deborah emphasizes the therapeutic encounter as a space for healing and transformation. Her approach attends closely to emotion and psychological experience, offering tools for people working through trauma recovery, addiction recovery, grief and loss, depression, anxiety, PTSD, loneliness, and life-stage challenges like parenting or caregiving stress. She is attentive to systemic influences on wellbeing, including economic inequality and inequities related to sex and racialization, and brings that awareness into clinical decision making.

Deborah is a LPCC, a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, and offers compassionate, thorough, and practical care that balances emotional depth with actionable strategies. Her work is optimistic yet realistic, aiming to create shifts in difficulties that have felt stuck for years while honoring each personâs unique path to healing.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support

Deborah draws on several established approaches to tailor therapy to each person's needs. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early and current relationships shape emotional patterns - it helps when clients are struggling with intimacy, abandonment, or longstanding relationship challenges. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, targets unhelpful thoughts and behaviors with practical strategies to reduce anxiety, manage mood, and change patterns that maintain distress. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathy, respect, and collaboration, offering a supportive space where clients are encouraged to explore their own goals and discover inner resources.

Finding the right approach is part of the process, and Deborah works collaboratively with clients to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. She combines emotion-focused work with practical tools so therapy feels both meaningful and useful.

Online therapy with Deborah is available through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, providing flexibility for busy schedules, travel, or distance. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care, access support from different locations, and choose a mode of communication that feels most comfortable for each person. Licensed professionals and therapists can adapt these formats to offer effective, client-centered care.