Pedro Ricardo Gonzalez, LPC

Pedro Ricardo Gonzalez is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Texas with more than two decades of clinical experience. He speaks English and Spanish and focuses on helping people set realistic goals and make steady progress. He centers sessions on the person sitting across from him and believes most people can grow and change when given steady support.

He draws on over 22 years working in higher education, nonprofit programs, residential care, and private practice. That background means he has worked with people at many life stages and from varied cultural and religious backgrounds. He uses a mix of holistic and traditional approaches to meet individual needs.

In the room he aims for practical, manageable steps. He helps people break down big problems like anxiety, depression, grief, or addiction into smaller tasks. He also offers support for relationship struggles, parenting stress, caregiver strain, and concerns tied to aging and geriatric issues.

Pilot tools include talking through beliefs and behaviors, learning simple mindfulness techniques, and using focused strategies to reduce upsetting memories and flashbacks. He works collaboratively to create goals that fit daily life and personal values. Sessions are conversational and goal-focused, with attention to cultural context and family history when relevant.

Pedro welcomes people who want a steady, respectful partner for change. He encourages questions up front and adapts his approach as goals shift. To begin, he asks clients to pick a matching process and schedule a first session.

How Pedro’s approaches translate online

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to each person's needs. In practice this means the therapist follows the client's lead, asks questions, and helps people clarify their own goals and values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and behaviors affect feelings and teaches specific skills to change unhelpful patterns. That approach is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress-related problems. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, known as EMDR, targets disturbing memories and reactions by using structured processing to reduce emotional intensity and reframe experiences.

Finding the right method is part of the work. He will discuss different approaches and decide together which ones match your goals and comfort level. That collaborative process helps tailor sessions to what the client needs now and what can be tried next if something isn't working.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online care can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Many people find it helpful to meet from a place that feels calm, use video for visual contact, or choose audio-only for a quicker session. Talk to the therapist about what will work best for scheduling, attention, and daily life.