WHO WE ARE

Mrs. Gonzales was a bilingual/bicultural Mental Health Counselor in the Child and Family Behavioral Health Services clinic at Napa County/Mental Health division for more than 12 years. Mrs. Gonzales was a therapist in Mentis for 2 years and for 3 years and 8 months in Forward Wellness and Family Therapy Inc. Mrs. Gonzales as a therapist, provides Trauma Focus Cognitive Behavioral Health (TFCBT), (EMDR) Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy works with children, youth, and adults who experience post-traumatic disorders, anxiety, depression, and suicidality tendencies. All these persons experience significant impairments in all areas, such as educational, social, and relational. Mrs. Gonzales was a practitioner of Functional Family Therapy for 3 years. Mrs. Gonzales provides outreach in the community, support groups, and training related topics of family function, suicide prevention, and general topics of children, adults, couples, and family issues and mental health.I served in the company of my husband Rev. Dean Gonzales throughout his pastorate and we established the Nueva Esperanza Ministry since 2005 where we gave countless conferences and Seminars for Marriages and Families and made many mission trips to Mexico. Additionally, I was involved in Women’s Ministry for all these years.