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Gloria Gonzalez

Gloria Gonzalez, LPC

Therapist in Texas · 5+ years of experience

Calm, practical help for everyday stress

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  • Client-focused care
  • Skills for coping
  • English and Spanish

About Gloria

Gloria Gonzalez is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who helps people manage stress, anxiety, and related struggles. She names practical tools and steady support as central to her work. Gloria keeps things focused on what the person needs right now. Sessions emphasize the client’s strengths and values to guide small, doable changes.

She builds care around each person rather than using one set method for everyone. Gloria listens for how life events, culture, and age affect stress and coping. She talks through concrete skills people can use between sessions, such as emotional regulation and problem-solving strategies.

Her caseload has included people facing addiction, depression, trauma, eating concerns, grief, parenting strain, and major life transitions. Gloria has also worked with situations involving family stress, domestic violence, and separation. She draws on five years of counseling experience to help clients find steady routines and clearer choices.

Gloria uses approaches that keep the client’s voice central. She blends client-centered work with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy tools. This means she focuses on what matters to the client, helps reframe unhelpful thinking, and teaches coping and distress-tolerance skills.

Sessions are available in English and Spanish. Gloria practices in Texas and aims to create a practical plan that fits daily life. If someone is ready to start, she asks them to complete a short intake so they can schedule sessions that meet their needs.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseDepression

Also works with

Family conflictsGriefEating disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changes

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily problemsFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressSelf-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Experience

5+ years

Credentials

Texas

Languages

English, Spanish

How Gloria’s Approaches Translate to Online Therapy

Client-Centered Therapy puts the person’s goals first. The therapist listens closely and shapes sessions around what the client values and needs. This approach helps when the main goal is clearer direction, problem solving, or stronger emotional support.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and changing patterns that keep stress and anxiety going. It is often used for worry, low mood, and stress-related habits because it teaches concrete thought and behavior skills.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, brings skills for handling strong emotions and improving moment-to-moment coping. It can help people manage intense stress, anger, or relationship conflicts by teaching distress tolerance and emotion regulation techniques.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, try practical techniques, and adjust plans based on what helps most. This collaborative process means the approach can shift as needs change.

Confirm the current session options before booking to know what formats are offered. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, reduce time spent traveling, and allow shorter check-ins when that suits a day. For some people, remote sessions help maintain continuity during life changes and make it simpler to practice skills between meetings.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does she help with?

She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, relationship and family concerns, grief, eating issues, parenting strain, anger, and coping with life changes.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her style centers the client’s values and strengths. She uses practical, skills-based work and listens for how each person’s life affects their stress and coping.

What is her background and experience?

She has five years of counseling experience working with a range of concerns, including addiction, mental illness, family involvement with child protective services, and grief.

What credentials and location does she hold?

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, licensed in Texas and practices there.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.

Are international clients supported?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

How does payment and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapist’s availability.

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