- Years in practice
- 5
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Texas
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Relationship issues
About Gloria
Gloria Gonzalez is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas who helps people manage stress, anxiety, addiction, parenting challenges, relationship strain, trauma, grief, and mood concerns. She speaks English and Spanish and aims to make therapy approachable for people from different backgrounds. She builds sessions around what each person brings to the room.
Gloria focuses on strengths and values, and works with clients to develop practical tools for everyday problems.
Background and approach
She frames therapy as a step-by-step process where small changes add up over time. Gloria uses straightforward techniques to address behaviors and emotions. She draws on client-centered methods to keep the work focused on the person's goals.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy ideas are used to notice and change unhelpful thoughts and routines. Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills help with managing intense emotions and improving coping strategies. Her experience includes supporting people facing addiction, depression, trauma, anger, eating concerns, parenting stress, and career disruption.
Gloria also helps with relationship communication, attachment concerns, blended family issues, and coping with major life changes. She aims to make sessions practical and easy to apply between meetings. Sessions are offered in English and Spanish, and Gloria welcomes people who prefer to work in either language.
She encourages a collaborative approach where goals are set together and progress is reviewed as therapy continues.
What Gloria works with
Everything Gloria lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Gloria helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Gloria lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How Gloria’s Approaches Work Online
Gloria uses client-centered methods to keep the focus on each person's goals and values. This approach emphasizes listening, understanding, and shaping sessions around what matters most to the client. It is useful for building trust and clarifying priorities.She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. CBT helps people identify unhelpful thought patterns and try different behaviors to reduce anxiety, depression, and stress. Dialectical Behavior Therapy offers practical skills for managing intense emotions, improving distress tolerance, and strengthening interpersonal effectiveness.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Gloria will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit best based on needs, goals, and preferences. She adjusts techniques as progress is made and as goals change.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be useful when bandwidth is limited or for a shorter check-in. Live chat and text-based messaging make it easier to fit support into a busy day and to follow up between meetings. These options offer flexibility for families and busy schedules while keeping therapy practical and focused on real-life change.
Questions people ask about Gloria
What concerns does Gloria commonly help with?
She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, parenting challenges, grief, anger, self-esteem issues, and career-related stress.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is practical and collaborative, focusing on strengths and real-life tools that people can use between sessions.
What is her clinical background and experience?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with five years of experience working with a range of concerns including addiction, mood disorders, trauma, and family-related issues.
Where does Gloria practice and what credential does she hold?
She practices in Texas and holds the LPC credential listed as TX LPC.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
What formats are available for working online?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging as session formats.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Gloria?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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