- Bilingual English Spanish
- 30 years experience
- Focus on real steps
About Abigail
Abigail Gonzalez is a bilingual (English and Spanish) Marriage and Family Therapist licensed in California. She brings 30 years of clinical experience to conversations about stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, grief, self-esteem, and coping with life changes. She aims to treat each person with respect, sensitivity, and compassion.
Her approach is practical and conversational. Abigail tailors the dialog and a treatment plan to each person’s needs. She focuses on clear steps people can try between sessions and on building confidence to handle difficult moments.
Clients often seek her help for relationship strain, loss and bereavement, motivation struggles, and navigating big life transitions. She also works with issues like abandonment, adoption and foster care concerns, aging and caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, and the fallout from divorce, separation, or domestic violence.
Abigail uses methods that center the client’s experience and encourage small, measurable changes. She draws on Client-Centered Therapy to listen and reflect, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to notice and shift unhelpful thoughts, Motivational Interviewing to boost readiness for change, and Solution-Focused Therapy to set achievable goals.
She offers services in English and Spanish and practices in California. If coping after a natural or human-caused disaster has become part of daily life, Abigail can help people process what happened and plan next steps. To begin, use the Start Therapy button and complete the short matching questionnaire.
How Abigail’s approaches translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what the person says. Online sessions can preserve that conversation-based work so the therapist can follow the client’s lead and clarify what matters most. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect and finds practical ways to test new behaviors. In remote sessions CBT often uses structured check-ins and short between-session exercises to practice new skills.Choosing which approach to use is a team process. Abigail will talk with each person about goals and preferences and recommend starting points. Together they adjust methods over time, trying things that feel useful and dropping what doesn’t fit.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, reduce time spent traveling, and allow brief check-ins when a quick touchpoint helps. It can also let people use sessions for guided practice of new coping skills, planning next steps after a disaster, or working on communication strategies without rearranging a full day.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
30+ years
Credentials
California
Languages
English, Spanish
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Abigail commonly address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, relationship problems, grief, and self-esteem. She also works with coping during life changes and disaster-related impacts.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is conversational and practical. She listens closely, tailors plans to needs, and focuses on small steps people can use between sessions.
What is her professional background?
She holds a California LMFT and has 30 years of professional experience working with a range of emotional and life challenges.
Where is she based and licensed?
She is licensed in California and provides services from that location.
In which languages can sessions be held?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
Can international clients work with her?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
How are session costs handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start a session with Abigail?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.