Christina Teel-Gonzales, LPC

Christina Teel-Gonzales is a licensed professional counselor with 28 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, self-esteem, and life changes. She uses a straightforward, supportive style to help clients find ways to cope and move forward. Sessions are held virtually; confirm current session options before booking.

Christina draws on client-centered methods to make sessions focused on each person’s priorities. She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Solution-focused tools are used for practical steps when clients want quicker, goal-oriented work.

Her training includes a master’s degree in Counseling and Guidance from Texas State University and a bachelor’s degree in Human Resource Management from the University of Texas. Christina blends that background with nearly three decades of clinical experience across a wide range of concerns, including parenting stress, caregiver issues, and coping with chronic illness.

People who contact her often want help with anxiety, career transitions, family of origin issues, or the emotional burden of caregiving and end-of-life decisions. She also supports those navigating LGBT concerns, immigration stress, or feelings of isolation and shame.

Outside of clinical work she spends time with her daughter and grandsons. She has lived in Germany and traveled widely in the United States and Europe, which informs her perspective when working with people from different backgrounds.

How these approaches work in online therapy

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person sitting across from the therapist. In practice that means the counselor listens carefully and follows the client’s priorities, offering reflection and support to help people clarify what matters most and build on their strengths.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. Online CBT sessions typically include identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and trying small behavioral changes between meetings to reduce anxiety and stress.

Solution-Focused Therapy is directed toward concrete goals and small steps. It helps people identify what they want to be different and develop clear, short-term actions to move toward that change.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped in the past. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress is made.

Practical benefits of online therapy include fitting sessions into a busy schedule and avoiding travel time. Online work can make it easier to keep regular appointments around work or caregiving duties, and it can allow for shorter check-ins when those are most useful. Confirm the current virtual session options before booking so they match your needs.