Chris Goetz

Chris Goetz is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas who helps people facing anger, stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, and relationship struggles. She draws on many years of practice to guide people through painful experiences. Her approach aims to get to the heart of problems while offering practical ways to cope day to day.

She begins by listening to each person's story and identifying patterns that keep problems alive. Sessions are collaborative and paced to the client's needs. She uses clear tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, and skills from dialectical behavior therapy when emotion regulation and distress tolerance are needed.

Attachment-based and client-centered methods shape how she builds trust and explores core relationship wounds. That work often covers abandonment, attachment issues, family of origin concerns, and communication problems. Motivational interviewing is used when substance use or readiness to change is part of the picture.

Chris has 16 years of experience working with a range of diagnoses and life situations, including bipolar conditions, trauma and dissociation, and co-occurring substance issues. She also supports people dealing with caregiver stress, cancer-related concerns, and complex grief.

Her style is straightforward and compassionate. She aims to help people reveal what’s driving their reactions, challenge harmful beliefs, and develop healthier ways of coping. To begin, clients follow the site's matching process and schedule an initial session based on availability.

How core approaches guide online therapy

Attachment-based work focuses on relationship patterns and early wounds. It helps people notice how past bonds affect current reactions and supports rebuilding healthier ways of relating. Client-centered therapy emphasizes a nonjudgmental, empathetic stance that lets clients set the pace and topics they want to address. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and offers practical strategies to shift unhelpful patterns.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to pick methods that match their goals and preferences. Sessions often blend these approaches so people get both understanding and concrete skills to manage anger, anxiety, addiction, or mood struggles.

Confirm current session options before booking so you know what formats are offered. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow short check-ins when needed. Some formats also work better when someone prefers less screen time or needs a briefer appointment. Talk with the therapist during the matching process to decide how to structure sessions to fit your life.