Works with
How Pedro works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Texas, Colorado, Arizona, Missouri, Arkansas, New Hampshire
- Years in practice
- 22
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Pedro
Pedro Ricardo Gonzalez is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with more than two decades of clinical work. He is bilingual in English and Spanish and practices from Texas while also holding a Colorado LPC. Pedro focuses on practical steps that help people make changes they can sustain over time.
He collaborates with each person to set reasonable, reachable goals. Sessions are conversational and goal-oriented. He helps people talk through stress, anxiety, anger, depression, addiction concerns, and relationship or intimacy issues.
Background and approach
Pedro has experience in higher education, nonprofit community programs, inpatient residential care, and independent practice. That background includes work with youth advocacy and a wide mix of client situations across the lifespan. His experience informs how he adapts techniques for different needs.
In session he draws on client-centered methods to listen and understand, cognitive behavioral tools to address thoughts and behaviors, and EMDR for trauma-related work when appropriate. He also uses mindfulness and narrative approaches to help people build new habits and make sense of difficult experiences. Pedro emphasizes collaboration and clear, simple steps.
He supports people dealing with grief, parenting stress, career changes, compassion fatigue, ADHD concerns, and many family-of-origin issues. He aims to help clients find practical ways to cope and move forward. Sessions are available in English and Spanish and can be arranged online in several formats.
New clients begin by completing a short matching questionnaire and scheduling according to availability.
What Pedro works with
Everything Pedro lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Pedro's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Depression
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Pedro lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches for online care and practical tools
Pedro blends client-centered work with cognitive behavioral therapy to help people make concrete changes. Client-centered therapy means he listens closely and builds goals together so sessions reflect each person's priorities. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on identifying thought and behavior patterns and practicing new responses to reduce symptoms like anxiety or anger.He also uses Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, known as EMDR, for people dealing with trauma. EMDR involves guided processing of distressing memories to reduce their emotional charge and can be helpful when trauma symptoms interfere with daily life. Together these methods offer ways to address immediate concerns and longer-term patterns in a collaborative way.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video is useful for full conversations and visual cues, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat offers a brief check-in format, and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options help people fit therapy into busy schedules and different daily routines.
Questions people ask about Pedro
What issues does Pedro commonly address?
He works with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, addictions, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting and grief among other issues listed in his specialties.
How would you describe his therapy style?
His style is collaborative and conversational, focusing on reasonable goals and practical strategies that fit each person's life.
What is his background and clinical experience?
He brings 22 years of clinical and youth advocacy experience across higher education, nonprofit programs, inpatient residential care, and independent practice.
Where is he licensed and based?
He is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with licenses in Colorado and Texas and practices from Texas.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish, and he is able to work with international clients.
What session formats does he offer?
He provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.