About Orlando
Orlando Gonzalez is a Licensed Professional Counselor who brings 14 years of experience to his work with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship challenges. He speaks English and Spanish and practices from Texas as an LPC. He aims to create straightforward sessions where people feel heard and can set clear goals.
Orlando uses practical methods to address everyday problems. He often helps people manage anger, improve communication, and cope with life changes like separation or career shifts.
Background and approach
He also supports those dealing with grief, intimacy issues, parenting strain, and mood concerns including bipolar disorder and ADHD-related challenges. Sessions focus on what the person wants to work on. Orlando listens first, then suggests steps that can be tried between sessions.
He uses tools from cognitive behavioral approaches to change unhelpful thinking, and solution-focused techniques to set small, measurable goals. When relationship problems come up, he emphasizes clearer communication and rebuilding trust. For parents, he offers guidance about handling defiant behavior and setting boundaries without harshness.
He also addresses topics such as impulsivity, infidelity, loneliness, and questions about life purpose and self-worth. Orlando keeps a respectful, down-to-earth style. He encourages honesty and gradual progress rather than quick fixes.
People who prefer direct guidance with practical exercises tend to do well in his sessions.
Approaches that translate to online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to what matters most to the person. The therapist offers empathy and reflection to help people clarify their goals and feel understood. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, uses simple, structured steps to identify unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. It can help with anxiety, depression, anger, and coping with change.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That choice can change over time as progress is made and new issues come up.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people use visual cues for deeper conversations. Phone works well when a lower bandwidth option or a quick verbal check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief updates, shorter check-ins, or when writing thoughts feels easier. These options make it simpler to fit sessions into busy days and to continue work while managing life changes.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Grief
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 14 years
- Licensed
- Texas
- Languages
- English, Spanish