About Marcela
Marcela Gonzales is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with 11 years of experience. She works with adults who are coping with anxiety, depression, stress, trauma, grief, anger, and life transitions. Marcela helps clients who want clearer thinking, steadier moods, and better ways to respond when frustration builds.
Her background includes roles in education, hospital settings, correctional facilities, and community mental health. That variety gives her experience with many life circumstances and practical problems. She draws on methods that are evidence based to help people manage symptoms and everyday challenges.
In sessions she focuses on building skills - for regulating strong emotions, improving communication, and handling upsetting memories or events. She also supports people working through identity and relationship concerns, including LGBT and gender dysphoria issues. Marcela can address stress that comes from caregiving, chronic illness, or major life changes.
Marcela offers virtual appointments and accepts a variety of insurance plans. The practice uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time, and cost varies with location. Before scheduling, clients complete a short matching questionnaire to help plan the first session.
Clients can expect straightforward, skill-focused work aimed at practical change. Marcela uses what fits each person - coaching skills, emotion regulation tools, and problem-solving - to help people handle anger, reduce worry, and move through difficult moments.
How evidence-based approaches translate to online work
Marcela uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on skills and behavior change. One common approach is skills training for emotion regulation, which teaches concrete strategies to notice triggers, slow down reactions, and try different responses when anger or stress rises. Another useful method is cognitive restructuring, which helps people spot and reframe unhelpful thoughts that fuel anxiety or resentment.Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work together. She will collaborate with each client to choose approaches that match their goals, preferences, and the problems they bring. That means trying tools in session, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan as needed.
Marcela offers virtual appointments. Please confirm the exact session formats available before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, cut down travel time, and let people join from wherever they are that day. Different formats also let people choose shorter check-ins when needed, use audio-only if bandwidth is limited, or keep regular weekly meetings that work with work and family schedules.
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Experience
11+ years
Listed in
Texas
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she address?
She works with adults facing anxiety, depression, stress, trauma, grief, anger, and life transitions.
What is her general therapy style?
She uses evidence-based techniques and focuses on building practical skills for managing emotions and problem solving.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 11 years of experience working in education, hospitals, correctional settings, and community mental health.
What credential does she hold and where is she located?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Texas.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
What are session formats and cost?
Virtual appointments are offered. Cost varies by location and the practice uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.