About Nadia Gonzales
Nadia Gonzales is a licensed clinical social worker specializing in infant-parent mental health and maternal mental health and wellness. She obtained her Master's degree from Columbia University School of Social Work and has over ten years of experience supporting women and families with relational conflict, parenting stress, trauma, perinatal mental health, NICU and medicalized birth experiences, insecure attachment, and mood disorders. Nadia has post-master's training in Parent-Infant Mental Health and Trauma from Adelphi University, Family and Couples Therapy from the Ackerman Institute, and advanced training through Postpartum Support International (PSI). She is rostered in Child-Parent Psychotherapy.
After the birth of her first child in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, Nadia and her husband moved from their home of ten years in Brooklyn, New York to her hometown of Los Angeles, California. She then pursued a deeper focus in perinatal mental health as she realized the huge gaps that exist in support for women and mothers during the perinatal period.
Nadia draws on psychodynamic therapy, child-parent psychotherapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, motivational interviewing, and mindfulness. She is deeply committed to empowering women and family systems through a trauma-informed, culturally responsive, relational, and anti-oppressive approach to the healing journey.
Areas of focus
Modalities
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Couples Therapy
Trainings and certifications
- Beck Institute - CBT for Perinatal Anxiety
- PSI - Perinatal Mood Disorders: Components of Care
- PSI Advanced Perinatal MH Psychotherapy
- Post-Master's Certificate in Infant-Parent Mental Health and Trauma, Child Parent Psychotherapy
- Certified Lactation Educator (CLE)
The personal
What’s your favorite way to unwind after a long day? Television and ice cream! Specifically Tillamook Vanilla Bean
What’s a small joy that never fails to make you smile? My boys playing and laughing together harmoniously
What’s your go-to comfort show, podcast, or book? The Office. Can watch on repeat and laugh every time.
What’s one thing most people don’t know about you? I have 35 first cousins
If you had a whole afternoon to yourself, how would you spend it? If the weather is nice, the beach or an adult-only trip to Disneyland!