About Richard
Richard Gonzalez is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) practicing in Florida with 12 years of experience. He draws on practical therapies to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and life changes. He speaks English and Spanish and uses straightforward methods to help clients find clearer direction.
He blends Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to match the problem at hand. Sessions focus on identifying useful actions, changing unhelpful thinking patterns, and clarifying personal values.
How Richard works
That mix helps when someone is dealing with grief, trauma, compassion fatigue, or persistent mood struggles like bipolar disorder. Richard also helps people handle parenting strain, career stress, caregiving burdens, chronic illness, and relationship difficulties. He works with concerns ranging from anger and intimacy issues to codependency and communication problems.
His approach is direct and practical, emphasizing skills people can use between sessions. People who want both discussion and active problem solving tend to do well in his sessions. He aims to create a respectful, culturally aware environment and to tailor tools to each person’s life.
Over a typical course of work, clients learn new ways to cope, clearer priorities, and steps to reduce distress. To begin, prospective clients choose the online Start Therapy flow, complete a brief matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions by availability. Sessions are offered by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
Richard lists 6 ways of working on the entry:
What Richard works with
The areas below are the ones Richard selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- 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
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 12 |
| Languages | English, Spanish |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Florida |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches you can use online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on defining what matters to you and taking actions that match those values. It helps with anxiety, stress, and life transitions by shifting attention from unhelpful avoidance to purposeful steps. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect and teaches practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and anger problems. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes an open, nonjudgmental space where the therapist listens and follows the client's lead to build understanding and self-direction.Figuring out the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with you about your needs, goals, and preferences and will try practical ways of working that fit you. That collaboration helps decide which methods to use and how to adjust them over time.
Online therapy offers a range of formats to fit different days and rhythms. Video calls let you see facial cues and hold longer sessions. Phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited or when you prefer not to use video. Live chat or text-based messaging can be helpful for brief check-ins, tracking progress, or fitting therapy into a busy schedule. These options make it easier to connect regularly and keep momentum between sessions.
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A practical next step
Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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