Marcela Gonzales , LPC

Marcela Gonzales is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 11 years of experience. She works with adults facing anxiety, depression, stress, trauma, and difficult life changes. Marcela aims to create a calm, nonjudgmental space where people can talk through immediate concerns and learn practical coping skills.

Her work draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to support emotional healing and coaching for personal growth. She has a background in education, hospitals, correctional settings, and community mental health. Those varied settings shaped an ability to respond to different types of needs and life situations.

Marcela helps people manage anger, build self-esteem, and navigate grief or relationship concerns. She also supports clients dealing with identity questions, including LGBT and gender dysphoria issues. Her practice includes attention to chronic illness, caregiver stress, and challenges tied to aging.

Sessions are offered online through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. She works from Texas and conducts therapy in English. Marcela accepts a range of insurance plans and uses a subscription-based session model that can be canceled at any time.

Her approach is practical and collaborative. In sessions she listens, helps set clear goals, and teaches tools you can use between meetings. To begin, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule according to therapist availability.

Therapeutic approaches and online care that fit your life

Evidence-based therapeutic techniques are used to address symptoms and teach skills for everyday living. One common approach involves structured, goal-focused work that helps identify patterns contributing to anxiety or depression and builds concrete coping strategies to reduce symptoms. Another approach emphasizes trauma-informed care that helps people process painful experiences at a pace that feels manageable and reduces reactivity over time.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work together with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. Sessions begin by clarifying priorities and then testing approaches to see what helps most, adjusting the plan as progress is made.

Online therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video is useful for full sessions that mirror in-person meetings, while phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for shorter check-ins, quick coaching, or when fitting therapy into a busy day. These options make regular work on goals easier to maintain alongside daily responsibilities.