About Lawrence
Lawrence Goncalves Jr., LICSW, brings 25 years of mental health experience to his therapy work. He aims to help people feel, think, or function better than when they first met him. Lawrence trained at the University of Washington and later earned a Master of Social Work, and he practices in Washington.
He began his career working with youth in community mental health, juvenile offender programs, and youth group homes. Early roles also included work in domestic violence shelters and community centers, which gave him wide-ranging hands-on experience with different life challenges.
Background and approach
Over time he expanded to provide therapy across individual, group, and community settings. Lawrence describes the therapeutic relationship as the central tool for positive change. He emphasizes establishing safety and trust first, then working together to address pressing concerns such as stress, anxiety, trauma, depression, addictions, sleep problems, parenting strains, and grief.
He also addresses issues like abandonment, attachment difficulties, blended family stress, and communication problems. He uses a mix of practical methods in sessions, drawing on Client-Centered work, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Existential ideas, and EMDR when appropriate. The focus is on strategies people can try between sessions to manage symptoms and make day-to-day life easier.
Lawrence offers sessions by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. He works in English and practices under a Washington LICSW credential.
How therapeutic approaches work online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to each person's experience. It helps people feel heard and respected while they set goals and explore what matters most to them. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at patterns of thinking and behavior and teaches concrete skills to reduce anxiety, depression and unhelpful reactions. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, combines skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance and better communication for handling intense emotions and relationship strain.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss options and try methods that match the client's needs, goals and preferences. That collaborative process allows small adjustments over time until the approach feels useful.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video lets people keep visual contact and work through exercises live. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited or for quick check-ins. Live chat and text messaging suit short updates, coaching-style support or times when writing feels easier. These formats give flexibility for fitting therapy into busy schedules.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Bipolar disorder
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Grief
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Jealousy
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 25 years
- Licensed
- Washington
- Languages
- English
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