Deborah Gaudet , LPCC

Deborah Gaudet offers a hopeful and realistic therapeutic presence that centers the client's experience and goals. She integrates Jungian-inspired perspectives with cognitive behavioral techniques to help people make practical, lasting changes in their lives. She holds a Master of Science in Counseling Psychology from Colorado State University and is credentialed as an LPCC - Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, a credential that indicates specialized graduate training and clinical experience in counseling.

Based in the mountains of northern New Mexico, she brings a warm, thorough, and pragmatic approach to work with trauma recovery, addiction recovery, grief and loss, depression, anxiety, PTSD, loneliness, and the strains of parenting or caregiving. Theorists and clinicians who inform her lens include Carl Rogers, Clarissa Pinkola Estes, Jacques Lacan, and Bracha Ettinger, and these influences shape a practice that honors emotion, narrative, and relational depth.

Deborah believes people continue to grow, heal, and develop across the lifespan, and that each stage of life offers both challenges and sources of meaning. She values the therapeutic encounter as a space for transformation and attends to both individual and systemic influences - including income inequality and inequalities based on sex and racialization - when supporting clients in decision making and healing. Her work emphasizes attending to emotion and lived experience to create shifts in problems that have felt stuck for years or decades.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Deborah Gaudet draws on client-centered therapy to create a supportive, nonjudgmental space where the client's perspective guides the work - this approach helps with self-esteem, relationship concerns, and navigating life transitions by honoring the client's goals and pace.

She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to help clients identify and shift unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviors; CBT is practical and often useful for anxiety, mood concerns, and coping with stress. Additionally, attachment-based therapy informs her focus on relational patterns and emotional bonds, which can be especially helpful for intimacy-related issues, family dynamics, and healing from abandonment or attachment wounds.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process and happens collaboratively. Deborah will work with each person to determine which methods best fit their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adapts techniques as the work evolves.

Online therapy with Deborah is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, providing flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to access consistent care from anywhere, accommodate busy or caregiving schedules, and maintain continuity during life transitions.