About Christina
Dr. Christina Gonzalez uses practical, evidence-informed therapies to help people manage pressing life problems. She brings 20 years of experience as an LPC and LMHC and speaks both English and Spanish.
Her approach is direct, compassionate, and focused on small, doable changes. She commonly addresses stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, relationship and intimacy concerns, and issues related to identity and LGBT wellbeing. She also supports people dealing with grief, parenting strain, career shifts, bipolar mood concerns, and ADHD-related challenges.
How Christina works
Additional focus areas include abandonment, attachment issues, blended family stresses, body image, and caregiver strain. Dr. Gonzalez blends Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Attachment-Based methods, Existential ideas, and Mindfulness practices.
Sessions concentrate on clarifying values, changing unhelpful behavior patterns, and building more effective ways to relate to emotions and others. She keeps language straightforward so people can use what they learn right away. Her background includes work across different countries and a range of settings such as community mental health and substance abuse services.
Those experiences inform a practical, culturally aware stance in session. She emphasizes collaboration and tailors interventions to each person's goals. People can expect an interactive style that balances support with concrete tools.
Dr. Gonzalez invites clients to set realistic goals, practice new skills between meetings, and track progress over time.
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What Christina works with
The areas below are the ones Christina selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Postpartum depression
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
Training and background
| Registers | LPC, LMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 20 |
| Languages | English, Spanish |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Florida |
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Online support options
Evidence-based approaches for online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters most and take small steps toward those values despite difficult thoughts or feelings. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, and it is often used for anxiety, mood symptoms, and problem-solving. Attachment-Based Therapy pays attention to how early relationship patterns shape current connections, helping people improve intimacy and communication.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to goals, try techniques, and adjust methods based on what works best. Many people combine elements from ACT, CBT, and attachment work to get practical benefits while exploring personal meaning and values.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls let people use visual cues and full conversations. Phone sessions work well for shorter check-ins or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging provide options for quick reflections, ongoing support between sessions, and people who prefer writing. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and keep momentum between meetings.
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