About Luis
Luis Gonzales is a Florida-licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) with seven years of hands-on experience. He works with people facing anxiety, stress, depression, addiction, trauma, and other mood or behavior concerns. Luis speaks English and Spanish and aims to create a straightforward, respectful space where clients can talk through what matters most.
In sessions he focuses on practical, evidence-informed techniques rather than jargon. He often helps people notice how thoughts influence feelings and choices.
Background and approach
From there he and the client identify small steps to reduce distress and build healthier habits. His background includes work in community mental health agencies, schools, and treatment facilities. That range gave him experience running both individual and group work across different settings.
He draws on that variety when tailoring an approach for each person. Luis commonly uses cognitive approaches to teach people how to spot unhelpful thinking patterns. He also uses client-centered listening to make sure every person feels heard.
Motivational strategies are brought in when someone needs help finding momentum for change. Sessions are offered by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging to fit busy schedules. He emphasizes collaboration - setting reasonable goals and adjusting the work as progress is made.
The aim is steady, realistic improvements so daily life becomes easier to manage.
Online approaches that meet you where you are
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding your experience. The therapist offers empathy and reflection so you can explore feelings and set goals at your own pace; this helps when someone needs a steady, supportive relationship to make change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts shape emotions and actions and teaches simple skills to shift unhelpful patterns; it can be useful for anxiety, low mood, and many daily struggles. Motivational Interviewing helps people find and strengthen their own reasons to change, which can be useful when motivation feels low or when facing addictions.Choosing the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will talk with each person about needs, goals, and preferences and then suggest methods to try. Plans are adjusted as sessions progress so the work stays practical and relevant.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect: video calls for face-to-face conversation, phone sessions when bandwidth or mobility is limited, live chat for brief check-ins, and text-based messaging for ongoing notes or short updates. These options help fit therapy into busy days, reduce travel time, and allow different ways to communicate when a longer session is not possible.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- Florida
- Languages
- English, Spanish
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