Dr. Austin Gonzalez-Randolph has experience working with children, adolescents, and adults. He provides psychological testing evaluations for ADHD, Autism, personality disorders, and other issues.

When relationships are working, they can bring deep connection, excitement, fun, and companionship, and when they are not working can often lead to a lack of trust, frequent arguments, distance, and emotional pain. Relationships are key to the individual human experience. I believe that it is no coincidence that when we find ourselves struggling in relationships, it has a profound effect on our individual emotional well-being, just as experiencing a challenging life event can lead to difficulties in our close relationships. As a licensed marriage and family therapist, I have received extensive training in evidence-based treatments that are focused on improving the quality of the human experience, both as an individual and within a relationship. I have worked with individuals, families, and couples of diverse backgrounds with a range of emotional and relationship issues, and as there is never a 'one size fits all' approach to therapy, I value and will consider your unique qualities and life influences. It is my practice to collaboratively work with you to achieve a life experience with increased intimacy, trust, clarity of communication, and overall satisfaction. My practice specializes in therapy for individuals, couples, and families who are seeking to strengthen their current relationships following recent conflict, a difficult life event, individual or family trauma, or any other disruptive experiences.

Being a person is hard. When you've spent your whole life in survival mode, living a life you love is even harder. When your soul feels like it is perpetually bleeding, it feels impossible to just be and enjoy your one short life. Emotional wounds from our past have a way of wreaking havoc on our lives and bodies in the present. It puts a deep shadow over all of life. Now, you feel like a victim of your own body and a liability to your relationships. You’re afraid that if people really got to know you, no one would be able to accept you. Believe me, you are not alone. I've been there and I know how scary and difficult it can be to change and enter into the unknown. You are in good company.

You’re not sure when it happened, but suddenly you feel older. Maybe you’re noticing a change in social engagement, longer recovery time after late nights, or a general feeling of fatigue. Maybe your parents are transitioning into that stage of life which requires more care, bringing aging to the forefront of your mind. You’re feeling overwhelmed by responsibility, conflict, and indecision. You want a safe place to voice your hopes and fears and feel at peace with the decisions that impact your loved ones while honoring your own needs. Let me help you. My approach is both humanistic and systemic, shaped by my background in medicine and public health. I believe that each person functions as an individual as well as part of a larger ecosystem. Mental health problems are influenced and maintained by the systems in which we live, not just the responsibility of the individual. Identifying these systems will help us better understand ourselves, others, and our desired path forward.

I take a whole-person approach to counseling, supporting you in building a life that truly feels like yours. Together, we’ll explore what’s working well and what isn’t, and find ways to shift things so your daily life aligns more with your values and goals. I’ll encourage you to notice your thoughts, reflect on relationships or patterns that may no longer serve you, and approach yourself with curiosity instead of shame. If you’re coming in with a history of trauma, I’ll help you process and integrate those experiences in a way that eases pain and fosters healing. My style is person-centered, meaning our work is tailored to you, and I often bring in mindfulness and approaches that help shift unhelpful thought patterns. Curiosity, awareness, and intuition guide the process, and I’ll invite you to lean into those same qualities as part of your own healing journey. All sessions are via telehealth, video conferencing.

My approach weaves together a spiritual, contemplative foundation with traditional therapeutic methodology. After over 35 years of clinical practice, teaching, consultation and supervision, I have come to believe in therapy as the process of a person's unfolding the innate wisdom they hold within them as the key to their healing. I see my role in the therapeutic process as a combination of guide and collaborator in their journey towards well-being.

I am a psychodynamic, relational, somatic, & experiential therapist. I treat a range of problems: mood disorders, psychosis, trauma and other forms of distress. My work with clients is integrative, humanistic and client centered. I help clients uncover, understand, and metabolize their deeper motivations and emotions. As they become aware of their subconscious, they discover clarity and choice, and their lives begin to change. I support clients with emotional regulation, interpersonal communication, and learning mindfulness. My work aims to nourish, support and ground through connection, compassion, and awareness.

You want to feel like yourself again, confident, and like you can trust the people in your life. The way you’ve gone about trying to manage your stress isn’t working anymore and you’re ready for something new. As your therapist, I will get in the mud with you. We will help you walk out of the dark hole you find yourself in, and guide you toward the self you want to be. . In this space, it’s safe to let out, yell, cry, or depressurize what is holding us up. Being authentic means taking healthy risks and shedding what doesn’t work anymore. The future looks bright, my friend. I’m ready when you are. I specialize in mens issues, young men, and adolescent boys because I know what it’s like to struggle as a man, but more than anything, I know what it’s like to be on the other side of it too. Let me help you get there.In this space, you don’t have to suppress or deny what you feel and we are authentically ourselves, whatever that looks like. While I specialize in mens issues, I see clients from a variety of backgrouds. I am here to help those that are in need. The future looks bright, my friend. I’m ready when you are.

***I have immediate availability!*** I have spent most of my adult life working with children who have experienced trauma or neglect. Working with this population led me to find creative approaches for helping challenging children. I have done a lot of work with classroom management and helping children who struggle to stay focused at school. Using play and a brain-based approach, I can help parents and children work together to overcome challenges. My background in ethical non-monogamy and couple's therapy has helped me to create a system of helping people who want to expand their relationships into something that is more fulfilling. I work with couples and polycules to work through hard feelings, bring you back to feeling secure in your connection, and work on dismantling the socialization of monogamy. I help people figure out what their needs and wants are so that they can effectively communicate them and have the unique and fulfilling relationships that they want.

One of my deepest held values is to be able to speak candidly with others, to see and be seen. In a context of trust, where both parties are free of fear of the other’s reaction, genuine communication is a powerful and aligning force. As we work together to meet your goals, you can consistently expect my compassion, flexibility, and commitment. Given my training and experience in the counseling field, I will facilitate evidence-based treatments and intentionally integrate approaches from various modalities to meet your needs. When working with children and adolescents, I will incorporate a family systems approach and will strive to meet your family’s specific therapy goals at the developmental level of each child. I am personally and professionally familiar with geek and gaming culture and am competent to incorporate it into our therapy when appropriate. If you identify as a part of gaming, tech, or geek culture, I would be excited to bring those pieces of your life and passion into our therapy sessions to better connect our discussions with you. I hold an important value in my approach to life: that games provide a context for play, which encourages and rewards exploration, ultimately promoting creativity, learning, and wellness. I am a licensed psychologist with a Doctorate degree in Clinical Psychology from the University of North Texas. I have focused my career on delivering empirically supported treatment and assessment. My prevailing therapeutic orientation is cognitive-behavioral, integrated with other orientations that include elements of mindfulness, values-based, and strengths-based approaches. Additionally, I ascribe closely to the importance of common factors, such as authenticity, positive regard, and a strong working alliance between my clients and myself. I strive to select the most auspicious treatment protocol for my clients, flexibly integrating diverse interventions to accommodate my clients’ needs. Further, I believe flexibility in intervention selection and implementation is crucial in effective treatment. I strive to maintain consistent transparency in our work together in order to create a collaborative environment that enables the free exchange of thoughts and feelings. I invite you to reach out to me to learn more and ensure that we're a good fit.

I am a geek, and a therapist. I work with individuals, couples and families and I specialize in working with geeks, gamers, and people who work in the tech industry. If you're struggling in your relationships with your partner or family members, or simply feeling anxious or sad and you're not sure why, I can help. We can work together to find the tools and strength that you need to create positive change. I often help people with social skill growth, anxiety, depression, autism spectrum disorders, grief, and communication. My primary focus is in helping families and individuals from various backgrounds and cultures explore new ways to tackle the hurdles and challenges in front of them. I have established a specialty in working within the "geek" and "tech" environments by being able to communicate on a more familiar level regarding video games, card and board games, anime, and computer software technology. When working with families my focus is to help facilitate better communication and establish more functional patterns of communication. With individuals we will work on identifying the areas that you struggle and finding solutions that last. Either way my focus is in helping my clients find lasting and positive change.

My goal is to offer you a counseling experience that includes unconditional positive regard so that you and I can focus on and explore the issues you deem important. I work primarily from a Person-centered approach. Other approaches can be used to fit your specific counseling needs and goals. No matter the approach, you will be therapeutically supported and treated with dignity and respect as you explore your challenges. You will be encouraged to develop empowerment, knowing that you are capable of creating good and positive growth in your life. These are major elements of successful therapy in this practice.