About Marcelo
Marcelo Gonzalez is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) practicing in Illinois. He brings ten years of experience helping people who feel stuck, stressed, or unsure about their next steps. Marcelo focuses on creating an encouraging and nonjudgmental space for conversation and reflection.
He works with issues that include anxiety, stress, low self-esteem, ADHD, and struggles around intimacy. He also supports people facing identity concerns related to gender, race, nationality, or culture, and addresses topics such as career transitions, life changes, and compassion fatigue.
How Marcelo works
Marcelo has experience with LGBT concerns and with matters tied to HIV/AIDS and multicultural stressors. Marcelo uses several practical approaches in sessions, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Client-Centered Therapy. He blends these methods with mindfulness and motivational interviewing to match a person’s needs.
Sessions aim to build awareness of patterns and create doable steps toward chosen goals. People describe his style as direct but empathetic, and he emphasizes meeting each person where they are. He helps clients talk through values, make concrete behavior changes, and problem-solve day-to-day stressors.
Marcelo pays attention to how social identities and experiences of bias can shape thinking and choices. Marcelo accepts sessions in English and works with both local and international clients. He offers several online formats to fit different schedules and preferences, and uses a subscription model that may be canceled at any time.
Marcelo lists 8 ways of working on the entry:
What Marcelo works with
The areas below are the ones Marcelo selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- LGBT
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
Also listed
- ADHD
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Stress, Anxiety
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 10 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Illinois |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
How Marcelo’s Therapeutic Approaches Work Online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) emphasizes clarifying what matters most to a person and taking small actions in service of those values. In online sessions this can look like identifying valued goals and assigning practical exercises to try between meetings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and offers concrete tools to challenge unhelpful thinking and change routines. It works well for anxiety, stress, and mood challenges through skill practice and short at-home experiments. Client-Centered Therapy centers the conversation on the person’s experience, using empathic listening to help someone make sense of their own goals and choices.Deciding which approach to use is collaborative. Marcelo will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences and then tailor methods accordingly. Many people start with one approach and add techniques from others as progress unfolds; the plan is flexible and revisited over time.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for frequent, brief touchpoints and for people who prefer written exchanges. These options make scheduling easier and help therapy fit into busy lives.
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