Debbie Franzen-Lang

Debbie Franzen-Lang is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, and coping with life changes. She brings three decades of experience to sessions and uses straightforward, collaborative work to set practical goals. Parents reading on a phone will find brief, clear explanations and a focus on what will help now in daily life.

Her approach is humanistic and client-centered. She listens first, then helps people define problems and set reachable goals. Sessions often include mindfulness practices and conversations about thoughts and behaviors to reduce distress.

Debbie also uses cognitive behavioral strategies to notice unhelpful thinking patterns and change small habits that get in the way. Emotionally-focused methods are included when relationship patterns and attachment concerns are central to the work. Existential ideas are woven in for people facing big life questions or transitions.

She trained at Northeast Louisiana University, earning a Master of Education in 1991, and has worked in counseling and supervision roles since. Her background includes telehealth practice and work with diverse populations, and she has supervised other counselors in Louisiana.

Sessions emphasize teamwork between the therapist and the client. Practical steps, simple mindfulness exercises, and clear homework tasks are typical. The goal is steady progress in everyday life rather than jargon or long lectures.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Mindfulness Therapy involves simple attention practices and breathing exercises to reduce reactivity and improve focus. Online sessions can guide short mindfulness exercises and coach ways to use them in everyday routines like sleep, meals, or school runs.

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and following the client's lead. In remote sessions this means the therapist reflects what matters most to the client and helps set personally meaningful goals that fit daily life.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people spot unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors. Over video or phone, a therapist can walk through real situations, suggest small experiments, and assign brief between-session tasks to build new habits.

Finding the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and practical constraints and then try methods that suit the client. Adjustments are made as work progresses so the approach stays useful and realistic.

Because the biography indicates telehealth experience, confirm the exact session formats before booking. Online work can make sessions easier to fit into busy days, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, and avoid travel time. It can also let people try techniques in their usual settings and bring immediate examples into conversation.