01 · Who Orlando works with

Orlando works with stress, Anxiety, relationship issues and family conflicts

Orlando lists 13 specialisms and 10 further focus areas. Specialisms are the subjects Orlando chose to list first, which is the closest a listing gets to “this is my actual practice”.

02 · In Orlando's own words

What Orlando says about the work

Reproduced in full and unedited - not summarised, not tightened, not rewritten in a house voice.

I am a licensed professional counselor in Texas with over 12 years of experience working as a therapist. I have worked with a wide range of concerns including mental health, anxiety, anger issues and relationship issues. I have worked with couples and problems related to communication, boundaries, midlife crisis, separation and coparenting. I am experienced with child behavioral problems related to parenting, defiant teens diagnosed with: ODD, Conduct Disorder, and ADHD. I have worked with individuals who struggle with mental health conditions and have worked with parents involved with child protective services and familiar with their needs. I have conducted home studies for temporary placement of children and adoptions.

My counseling style is professional and respectful. My goal is for clients to achieve their goals in therapy through my support and guidance. As a client you can share only the information that you feel comfortable discussing. As a therapist I will only address issues that the client wants to work on. My approach combines cognitive-behavioral, solution-focused, humanistic, and multi-systemic therapies. I am also highly knowledgeable with regulations that protect the privacy and confidentiality of your information.

I look forward to hearing from you!

Orlando Gonzalez, on the BetterHelp listing · read 9 Oct 2026

03 · How Orlando works

The 5 approaches Orlando lists, in plain English

These are the clinical methods Orlando lists. The descriptions are Maker Therapy's, not Orlando's - a general explanation of what each method is, so the list means something before you have spoken to anybody. They are not a claim about how Orlando runs a session.

Client-Centred TherapyPerson-centred · Rogerian

The therapist does not steer toward a technique or a diagnosis. They offer sustained, non-judgemental attention and reflect back what they hear, on the premise that people find their own direction when they are genuinely listened to. Often what people mean by “someone who just gets it”.

Cognitive Behavioural TherapyCBT

Structured, present-focused work on the loop between what you think, how you feel and what you then do. Usually means noticing a thought pattern in the room, testing it against evidence, and practising something different between sessions. Among the most heavily researched talking therapies for depression and anxiety.

Emotionally Focused TherapyEFT

Built for couples and rooted in attachment: the recurring argument is treated as a cycle two people are stuck in rather than as one person's fault. Sessions work to interrupt the cycle and get to what each person is actually asking for underneath it.

Motivational InterviewingMI

A way of talking about change with somebody who is genuinely in two minds about it. The therapist does not argue for the change; they help you say your own reasons out loud, which is the part that predicts whether it happens. Common around substance use and health behaviour.

Solution-Focused Brief TherapySFBT

Starts from where you want to end up rather than from how you got here. Sessions look for the times the problem is already smaller and work out what is different about those, so the number of sessions tends to be short and the work concrete.

04 · What happens next

From this page to a first session

Orlando practises through BetterHelp, so the route in is BetterHelp's. This is that sequence, written by Maker Therapy from the platform's published process - not a description of Orlando's own practice, and not a promise about how quickly anything happens.

1. A questionnaire, not a booking form

   BetterHelp opens with a set of questions about what you are dealing with, what you want from therapy, and any preferences on the therapist. You are not booking Orlando at this point.

2. Naming Orlando specifically

   BetterHelp matches algorithmically by default, so asking for Orlando is a step you have to take. There is a field for requesting a specific therapist during sign-up, and you can switch afterwards from your account. Starting from a link on this page does not by itself assign you to Orlando.

3. If the caseload is full

   You will be offered somebody else rather than put on a waitlist. Worth knowing, because it is easy to assume a match is the person you asked for.

4. The first conversation

   A first session is typically history and orientation: what brought you, what has been tried, what you want to be different. It is also where the questions in the next section belong.

5. If the fit is wrong

   Changing therapist on BetterHelp does not need a reason. A first session that does not click is common and is not a verdict on therapy. That option existing is the main practical difference between a platform and a private practice.

05 · Before you commit

3 questions worth asking Orlando

Built from what Orlando actually lists, so they are answerable and specific rather than generic. Maker Therapy's, not Orlando's - Orlando has not seen them and is under no obligation to answer any of them.

• “You list both Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Client-Centred Therapy. Which do you lean on with someone like me?”

  Those two point in different directions - one structured and led by the therapist, the other led by you. The answer tells you what the sessions will actually feel like.

• “How do you handle the gap between sessions if something comes up?”

  On BetterHelp this varies a great deal by therapist. Better to know the rhythm now than to discover it on a bad week.

• “You offer sessions in English and Spanish. Does the work change depending on which we use?”

  People often reach different material in a first language than in a second. Worth naming before you choose.

06 · Practical details

Credentials and licensing

Credential

LPC

Licensed in

Texas

Licence

TX LPC 65222

Licence number

65222

Licence expires

31 Aug 2027

NPI

1972828689

Years in practice

14

Gender

Male

Languages

English, Spanish

International clients

Not accepted

Listed since

15 May 2026

07 · Provenance

Where every line on this page came from

Orlando's name, credential, state, subjects, approaches and biography are read from BetterHelp's therapist roster, which Maker Therapy re-reads once a day; this page reflects the reading taken on 9 Oct 2026. The licence number and NPI are cross-checked against public registers.

The plain-English method descriptions, the first-session walkthrough and the questions are written by Maker Therapy and labelled as such wherever they appear.

Maker Therapy is not BetterHelp, does not take bookings, and has not met Orlando. There are no reviews or ratings on this page because we have no way to verify one. If you start therapy through a link here, we may be paid a commission - it does not change your price and it does not affect who appears here or in what order.

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