Shayra Gonzalez is a bilingual counselor with an Associate Licensure (85408) from the Texas State Board under the supervision of Mr. Chris Hansen, PhD., LPC-S. She has gained extensive experience working with adults providing individual and family. She is able to provide counseling services in English and Spanish. Shayra is a dedicated, hardworking, and passionate therapist who believes in individualizing treatment to the clients specific needs. Her goal is to meet the clients with empathy, respect, and an open mind during their journey to healing.Shayra utilizes collaborative, strength-based cognitive-behavioral, mindfulness-based, solution-focused approaches to therapy; always maintaining the creativity, flexibility, and awareness necessary to best meet the needs of every unique individual and couple.Shayra's role as a counselor is to encourage, support, & guide her clients toward better self-discovery while creating a safe therapeutic environment for the client. This helps the client to begin to explore their feelings, thoughts, and behaviors. She will strive to instill hope in her clients by empowering them to discover and build on their own strengths.