About Richard
Richard Gonzalez is a licensed clinical social worker with 12 years of experience helping people manage stress and anxiety. He practices in Florida and offers services in English and Spanish. Richard focuses on practical ways to feel better and cope with hard moments.
He uses approaches like Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and make values-based choices. Sessions are conversational and goal-oriented; clients often leave with simple tools to try between meetings.
Background and approach
Richard also draws on client-centered and existential ideas to create space for people to tell their stories. He listens for each person’s priorities and adjusts the pace to match where they are. This helps when life changes feel overwhelming or confusing.
His work covers a wide range of concerns, including relationship stress, parenting strain, grief, trauma and compassion fatigue. He also supports people facing chronic illness, caregiving burdens, career stress, and struggles with self-esteem or motivation. People seeking help for mood concerns such as depression or bipolar symptoms can explore strategies for day-to-day coping and longer-term planning.
Richard brings a practical mindset and collaborative attitude to those conversations. To begin, a short matching questionnaire is completed and sessions are scheduled based on availability. Therapy is offered through video calls, phone, live chat, or text messaging to fit different needs and routines.
Therapeutic approaches and flexible online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without letting them dictate action. It focuses on identifying personal values and taking small steps that align with what matters most. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at patterns of thought and behavior and teaches practical techniques to reduce anxiety and improve mood. Client-Centered Therapy prioritizes the person’s experience, offering a supportive space where someone can be heard and make their own choices.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss your goals and preferences in early sessions and adapt methods as needed. Together you will try tools and decide what fits best for your situation and pace.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls work well for face-to-face conversation and teaching skills. Phone sessions can fit into a short break or be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging allow brief check-ins and ongoing support between sessions. These formats offer flexibility so therapy can fit around work, caregiving, and daily life.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 12 years
- Licensed
- Florida
- Languages
- English, Spanish
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