Kathleen Eager-Ariz , LPC

Kathleen Eager-Ariz is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas who helps people navigate stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, trauma, parenting concerns, and other life challenges. She frames therapy as a chance to pause, check in with habits and emotions, and reconnect with purpose and presence when day-to-day responsibilities leave people feeling exhausted or unmotivated.

Kathleen believes in each person’s resilience and capacity for growth, while acknowledging that trauma or long-standing patterns can make change feel difficult. Her work focuses on exploring what keeps someone stuck and offering support and guidance to build new ways of coping and relating. She has experience assisting people with anxiety, depression, trauma, emotional dysregulation, adjustment to life transitions, relationship issues, and parenting concerns.

Her therapeutic style is collaborative, person-centered, and solution-focused. Kathleen brings a friendly, passionate, and optimistic presence to sessions and aims to be authentic in the therapeutic relationship. She draws from psychodynamic ideas and evidence-informed methods such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and she also uses Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) when appropriate, tailoring techniques to each individual’s needs.

Approaches Used Online and How They Help

Kathleen frequently incorporates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and client-centered techniques in her online work. ACT helps people clarify their values and take committed action even when uncomfortable thoughts or feelings are present - it can be useful for anxiety, stress, and motivation struggles. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and patterns and developing practical skills to change behaviors and emotions - it is often applied for anxiety, depression, and emotional regulation. Client-centered therapy emphasizes empathy, active listening, and a collaborative therapeutic relationship to support insight and growth and can be especially helpful for relationship concerns, self-esteem, and life transitions.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Kathleen collaborates with each person to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adapts techniques as therapy progresses to find the best path forward.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different schedules and communication styles. Working with licensed professionals this way can make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives, maintain continuity through transitions, and access care from a distance.