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Maria Gonzalez

VirtualHigh Satisfaction Rate

15 years of experience

Verified by Octave
In California
Accepting 8 Insurance providers

Meet Maria

I am passionate about helping clients through their journey, specializing in areas such as anxiety, depression, body image, and generational trauma. Knowledge is transformative in healing past generational traumas and guiding us through our recovery. It is important to develop positive coping skills that will take the place of negative coping strategies that only elicit new problems. I am bicultural and bilingual in Spanish, and coming from immigrant parents, I am sensitive to multicultural issues. I enjoy working with a variety of issues and learning from people from diverse backgrounds. I am committed to helping individuals and families cope with their day-to-day difficulties. My goal as a therapist is to create a safe space for clients where they feel reassured that their voices are heard. I invite you to reach out and see if I may be of assistance to you.

Communication Style

  • Exploratory
  • Direct
  • Empowering

Specialties & Approaches

Specialties

Experienced with

Approach

  • Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)
  • Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
  • Exposure and Response Prevention Therapy (ERP or EXRP)
  • Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
  • Interpersonal Psychotherapy
  • Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Psychodynamic

Licensed In

Locations

Virtual appointments available for California residents

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Session Details

Practices in

Credentials & Verification

Verified by Octave

License number

Education

Maria Gonzalez, Licensed Clinical Social Worker License #27110 (exp June 2028)

Calculate Cost & Insurance

$28

/ session on average with insurance

Frequently asked questions

Maria Gonzalez accepts Health Net, Centivo, Blue Shield of California, Cigna Healthcare/Evernorth, Prime Health, Anthem Blue Cross of CA, Out-of-State BlueCard PPO, and Aetna. Octave clients pay an average of $28 per session through insurance, and more than 95% pay less than $45 per session. Your exact cost depends on your plan’s copay or deductible. You can use the cost estimator to see what you would pay before your first session. If you would rather pay out of pocket, self-pay sessions in California are estimated at $205-250 per session.

Maria Gonzalez is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW). Maria is licensed to practice in California, so clients located in California can book sessions. Maria’s California license number is 27110, and you can look it up through the state licensing board. Octave verifies every therapist’s license before they begin seeing clients, and licenses are kept current as a condition of practicing with Octave.

Maria Gonzalez has been practicing therapy for 15 years. Maria’s education and training include LCSW. Over that time, Maria has worked closely with Latine Community, Parents, and Immigrants. Octave therapists average more than a decade of experience, and Maria is part of that group.

Maria Gonzalez works with Latine Community, Parents, and Immigrants and specializes in Anxiety, Burnout, Cultural Issues/Racial Stress, Depression, Family Conflict, Grief, Life Transitions, Stress, Trauma, and Women's Issues. These are the areas where Maria spends most of their clinical time. If the concern you want help with isn’t listed here, a Care Navigator can tell you whether Maria is a good fit or match you with another Octave therapist who specializes in it.

Maria Gonzalez draws on Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Exposure and Response Prevention Therapy (ERP or EXRP), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Interpersonal Psychotherapy, Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), Motivational Interviewing, Psychodynamic, Relational, Solution-Focused, and Strengths-Based. In sessions, Maria’s style is exploratory, direct, and empowering.

Maria Gonzalez (she/her) offers therapy in English and Spanish.

Maria Gonzalez offers online sessions over secure video, so you can meet from home or any private space. Maria is licensed in California, and you need to be located in that state at the time of each session. All you need is a device with a camera and a stable internet connection.

Your first session with Maria Gonzalez is a chance to talk through what brought you to therapy and what you want to work on. Maria will ask about your background, your current concerns, and your goals, and together you will start shaping a plan for your sessions. It is also a chance to see whether Maria’s style feels like a good fit for you. After their first session, 9 in 10 Octave clients say their therapy experience has been good or better.

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