About Pedro
Pedro Ricardo Gonzalez is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with more than two decades of clinical experience. He provides counseling in English and Spanish and focuses on practical steps people can use to feel better. He emphasizes cooperation and straightforward goal setting so progress feels realistic and measurable.
Pedro draws on a wide clinical background that includes higher education, nonprofit programs, inpatient residential care, and independent practice. That variety shapes a flexible approach that adapts to each person's needs.
Background and approach
He pays attention to cultural and life differences when shaping treatment plans. In sessions he helps people cope with stress and anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions, and issues around intimacy and relationships. He also supports clients facing career changes, parenting strains, compassion fatigue, and challenges tied to ADHD.
Conversations focus on what someone wants to change and small steps to get there. Pedro uses a mix of methods rather than a single formula. He listens in a client-centered way, uses cognitive-behavioral tools to shift unhelpful thinking and behavior, and applies EMDR and mindfulness practices when appropriate.
Narrative and solution-focused ideas are woven in to help people rewrite troubling stories and try new actions. People who choose Pedro will find a steady, goal-oriented style that is adaptable and culturally aware. He encourages practical homework and clear milestones.
New clients can expect collaborative planning and straightforward feedback throughout the process.
Approaches and how online therapy can work
Pedro uses client-centered work that puts the person's concerns first and focuses on building a helpful working relationship. This approach emphasizes listening, reflecting what matters to the person, and shaping goals together so therapy fits real life.He also uses cognitive behavioral therapy or CBT to identify unhelpful thinking and try new behaviors. CBT provides clear strategies people can practice between sessions to reduce anxiety and improve mood. When trauma memories are prominent, he may use EMDR to help people process distressing memories in ways that can lower emotional intensity.
Finding the best approach is part of the work. Pedro discusses options with each person and tailors methods to their goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. He treats therapy as a collaborative process where tweaks are made as progress is tracked.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video sessions allow fuller interaction while phone calls require less bandwidth. Live chat and messaging can be useful for quick check-ins or when someone prefers shorter, written contact. These options help fit counseling into busy days and different schedules.
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 22 years
- Licensed
- Texas, Colorado, Arizona, Missouri, Arkansas, New Hampshire
- Languages
- English, Spanish
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