Patty Gonzalez
I live and work with an awareness of cultural, systemic and social oppression that many of us experience throughout our lives. In my work, I seek to hold an intersectional approach that honors how race, culture, gender, class, ability, spirituality, and power affects lived experience. My therapeutic approach comes from the liberation health/psychology model. What is at the center of this model is an intersectional trauma-informed sense of cultural humility, in which each of us is an expert in our own experience and our liberation is possible through our own exploration of wellbeing. I am committed to building therapeutic relationships that are supportive and affirming for queer and trans folx. I specialize in working with people of color and first-generation college students. I work with individuals, couples, and groups.
LMFT is a Queer woman of color practicing therapy, consulting, teaching, coaching and many other forms of healing from a Liberation Psychology Framework.
First session
I believe in a collaborative relationship with my clients, joining you to explore your way of being in the world on a deeper level, helping you explore and create the healing you want, and supporting you find your way.
Strengths
Patty Gonzalez, M.A. LMFT is a Queer woman of color practicing therapy, consulting, teaching, coaching and many other forms of healing from a Liberation Psychology Framework. What is at the center of this model is an intersectional trauma-informed sense of cultural humility, in which each of us is an expert in our own experience and our liberation is possible through our own exploration of wellbeing. Patty has experience and training in working with all ages (children, adolescents, young adults, adults, and older adults), individuals, families, couples, people from a variety of cultural and ethnic backgrounds, and those who are part of the LGBTQIA2S+ community.
Ideal clients
LGBTQIA2S+ community college age and above for this platform, identity and relationship focus.
Origin story
My path to becoming a therapist grew from my own experiences seeking healing and not always finding care that felt culturally responsive or able to understand the complexity of my experiences, family, and community. I learned how difficult it can be to ask for support and still feel like important parts of who you are are missing from the conversation. Those experiences inspired me to become the kind of therapist I had hoped to find—someone who sees people as whole human beings and understands that our mental health is connected to our relationships, culture, identities, communities, histories, and the systems we live within. My work as a therapist, educator, and community mental health provider has strengthened my commitment to creating spaces where people can bring their whole selves without having to explain, minimize, or separate parts of their identity to receive care. I believe healing can happen through therapy, but also through connection, community, greater self-understanding, access to resources, and relationships where we feel genuinely seen. I became a therapist because I wanted to help create those spaces and provide the kind of holistic, culturally responsive support that I know can be difficult to find.
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Virtual sessions
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- CaliforniaLicense 101789