Mariana Gonzalez

About

My favorite moment in any session is the first real exhale. The shoulders come down an inch, the sentences slow, and the pretending finally ends. That exhale is where our work begins. I help adults whose exhaustion has been dressed up as dedication for years. If you are stretched thin between everyone else's needs, we will practice putting yourself back on your own list. I supervise newer clinicians as well, and mentoring keeps me sharp and honest about my own habits. I pay close attention to who gets applauded for self-sacrifice and who quietly pays for it. I bring genuine energy to this work because I have watched it succeed too many times to doubt it. People often arrive convinced they are the exception who cannot get better, and I enjoy proving them wrong. Change is not only possible, it is often closer than it looks. Come find out.