Welcome, and thank you for taking the time to learn more about me. I’m Lau, a LMFT-A and I wanted to share a bit about my background and approach. Your comfort and trust are paramount, and I am here to support you in making an informed decision about whether we can work together effectively.
Lau Gonzalez, LMFT-A
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Associate
Supervised by Jacqueline House, LMFT-S (she, her)
Supervised by Jacqueline House, LMFT-S (she, her)
- Work best with: Children, Teens, Adults
- Appointments: Both in-person and telehealth
- Manage Medications: Provides therapy and collaborates closely with our psychiatry team for medication management, available through internal referral if needed.
Self Scheduling
I don’t use cookie-cutter techniques because I understand that everyone has different strengths as well as needs. I like to be a team with my patient where they are the experts of their lives and I’m the expert in de-tangling and supporting them through difficult situations with empathy, compassion and when needed, techniques and psycho education. Patients can expect me to inquire why they have come to therapy, what happened and what their goals/expectations are. Then I will also want to know about their past to better understand how they have gotten to where they are, during this I will be highlighting strengths and needs.
Patients have highlighted my ability to hold compassion towards them and towards the people they have difficult relationships with (whether parents, kids, spouse, or friends) and this has helped them to find compassion towards them which leads to healthier relationships and boundaries. I am very warm and friendly, I am not shy about sharing my thoughts and feelings (when appropriate and patient centered) to help their therapeutic process.
Credentials
Education
Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology, University of San Francisco, 2023
Personal Interests
My biggest dream was to be a soccer mom; now I can be found on weekends at my boy’s soccer or baseball games cheering them on or volunteering as team mom. For some down time and relaxing, my favorite thing is to be in water, beach, lake, pool, as long as I’m inside swimming or paddle boarding.
In-network and Self Pay
Insurance Accepted
- Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Cigna/Evernorth
- Curative
- Partners Direct Health
- Sana Benefits
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialities
Maternal Mental Health, Perinatal Mood Disorders, Parenting, Attachment, Immigrant Grief
Expertise
- ADD / ADHD
- Anger Issues
- Anxiety
- Attachment Trauma or Insecurity
- Boundaries / Assertiveness
- Career Counseling / Professional Growth
- Childhood Abuse or Neglect
- Conflict with Friends
- Cultural Identity / Acculturation Stress
- Depression
- Eating Disorders
- Fear of Rejection
- Loss or Grief
- Parenting
- Postpartum Depression or Anxiety
- Racial Identity
- Racial Trauma
- Religious Trauma
- Social Anxiety
- Spiritual Growth
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-based
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Compassion Focused
- Culturally Sensitive
- Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFT)
- Faith-Based Counseling
- Family Systems
- Integrative
- Motivational Interviewing
- Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT)
- Person-Centered (Rogerian)
- Play Therapy
- Positive Psychology
- Psychodynamic
- Rational Emotive Behavior (REBT)
- Reality Therapy
- Sand Tray Therapy
- Sandplay Therapy
- Strength-Based
Locations
Client Focus
- Age Groups Served: Children, Teens, Adults (5-64)
- Participant Types: Individuals
- Language Spoken: English, Spanish