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Janine Gonzalez

Janine Gonzalez, LCSW, CSW

Therapist in Florida

Compassionate LCSW guiding practical change

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28 years of experience listed

LCSW, CSW professional credentials

English languages

  • Experience-based care
  • Focus on self esteem
  • Practical coping tools

About Janine

Janine Gonzalez is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who offers steady, experience-based support for people facing hard moments. She draws on nearly three decades of practice to help people dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma, and issues with self esteem. Janine writes plainly and listens closely so each person can find what works for them.

Her approach centers on respectful, client-centered work. She treats the person as the expert in their life and helps them notice what matters most. Sessions often focus on practical steps to manage strong feelings, rebuild confidence, and handle life changes.

Janine uses techniques from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Solution-Focused Therapy among other approaches. That mix lets her tailor sessions to daily struggles like panic, obsessive thoughts, grief, or caregiver stress. She also addresses relationship concerns, parenting strain, and problems rooted in family of origin.

Over 28 years she has worked with people facing complex situations and long-term challenges. Janine supports clients through endings and loss, hospice and end-of-life issues, and the anger and guilt that sometimes follow trauma. She aims to make progress manageable and clear.

Sessions are conducted in English and are offered from Florida. To begin, prospective clients use the platform continue button on this profile, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on therapist availability.

How Janine’s Approaches Work Online

Janine draws from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice what matters most and to take small steps toward those values. ACT encourages learning to sit with difficult thoughts while still moving toward a meaningful life, which can help with anxiety, shame, and low self esteem.

She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot unhelpful thinking patterns and to try practical behavior changes. CBT offers tools for panic, obsessive thoughts, depression, and everyday coping strategies.

Finding the right approach is treated as a team effort. Janine will discuss goals and preferences to decide whether ACT, CBT, or a solution-focused path fits best, and she adjusts the plan as things change. The work is collaborative and paced to what the person can manage.

Confirm current session options before booking since formats are set by the practice. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week and to follow up more regularly. They can also allow for shorter check-ins when time is limited or for sessions without video if that feels easier. Many people find that remote appointments reduce travel time and let them use therapy tools more consistently in daily life.

Areas of expertise

Also works with

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesCaregiver issues and stressCommunication problemsDomestic violenceFamily of origin issuesFatherhood issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPost-traumatic stress

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Motivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

28+ years

Credentials

Florida, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, New Jersey

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Janine help with?

She helps people with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, and self esteem issues. Other focuses include grief, parenting challenges, relationship and intimacy-related concerns, and caregiver stress.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Sessions are client-centered and respectful of each person's story. She combines acceptance-based work, CBT strategies, and solution-focused techniques to create practical, personalized plans.

How much experience does she have?

Janine has 28 years of clinical experience supporting people through complex and long-term issues. That background informs a steady, pragmatic approach to care.

What are her credentials and where does she practice?

She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, and also holds CSW. Her practice is based in Florida.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can international clients work with her?

International clients are not currently accepted.

How does cost and billing work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I start a session?

Select the continue button on this profile, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.

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