Debbie Franzen-Lang, LPC

Debbie Franzen-Lang brings decades of counseling experience to her clinical and telehealth practice, combining formal training with a humanistic, strengths-based orientation. She earned a Master of Education (M.Ed.) from Northeast Louisiana University in 1991 and has pursued advanced doctoral study in Counselor Education and Supervision at Walden University. She holds licensure as an LPC-S - a licensed professional counselor with supervisory designation - and maintains national certifications as a National Certified Counselor (NCC) and a National Certified School Counselor (NCSC) #245996.

Her practice addresses individual clients, couples, families, group therapy, and the military population, with attention to a broad range of concerns including stress, anxiety, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, eating and body-image concerns, trauma and abuse, parenting and family dynamics, career matters, bipolar disorder, and coping with life changes. She also works with clients on multicultural issues, forgiveness, infidelity, panic attacks, self-harm, and supports veterans and hearing-impaired clients where appropriate.

Franzen-Lang describes counseling as a collaborative process in which client and counselor build understanding and trust to explore present challenges, set future goals, and work systematically toward meaningful change. Her approach draws from client-centered methods and integrates techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), emotionally-focused therapy (EFT), existential and narrative therapies, mindfulness practices, solution-focused strategies, and the Gottman Method for couples.

She maintains appraisal privilege and a supervision designation with the Louisiana LPC Board and follows the Code of Conduct adopted by that licensing body; a copy of the code is available on request. Her clinical office is listed at 11410 Lake Sherwood Ave North Suite A, Baton Rouge, LA 70816, and telephone contact is 225-295-8444 with fax 225-295-8448. Debbie Franzen-Lang accepts clients for both in-person and telehealth services and does not work independently with children under six years of age.