Nancy Gonzalez-McKenzie , LCSW

Nancy Gonzalez-McKenzie is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) practicing in California with nine years of professional experience. She focuses on helping people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, career struggles, depression, and major life changes. Nancy also works with those experiencing compassion fatigue and supports people exploring women's issues.

Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth. She treats each person as the expert on their own story and looks for strengths to build on. Sessions are practical and aimed at small, manageable steps toward feeling better.

Nancy brings lived experience and clinical perspective together to address both immediate symptoms and longer term patterns. She helps clients who face panic attacks, post-traumatic stress, isolation, and difficulties with life purpose. Work can include coping skills for panic, ways to manage workplace stress, and strategies to reduce anxiety.

She also addresses family of origin concerns, blended family questions, communication problems, and immigration-related stress. Nancy helps people untangle control issues and boundaries so daily life feels more manageable. She supports young adults navigating transitions and people figuring out next steps in their careers.

Sessions are offered in English and Spanish and take place online through video, phone, live chat, or text messaging. Nancy encourages people to take the first step when they are ready and will support them through setting goals and planning next steps.

Approaches that guide online care

Nancy focuses on evidence-based techniques that help people manage symptoms and improve daily functioning. One key approach she uses teaches concrete coping skills for anxiety and panic, such as grounding strategies, breathing techniques, and step-by-step plans to handle sudden symptoms. This kind of work is helpful for people who need tools to reduce overwhelm and regain control.

She also helps clients address mood and life transitions by identifying unhelpful patterns and building new routines. This practical approach supports people dealing with depression, career shifts, or major life changes by breaking goals into small, doable actions and tracking progress over time.

Finding the right approach is a team effort. Nancy collaborates with each person to decide which techniques fit their goals, needs, and comfort level. She adjusts methods as therapy progresses so the plan stays relevant and useful.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls allow a fuller conversational feel, phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text messaging work well for quick check-ins or brief support between sessions. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day and to keep momentum between meetings.