Lawrence Goncalves Jr., LICSW

Lawrence Goncalves Jr. brings more than 25 years of clinical experience to his work, combining early hands-on roles with advanced clinical training to support individuals, families, and communities. After earning a B.A. in Juvenile Counseling from the University of Washington, he spent his first decade working in a community mental health clinic as a youth and family counselor, gaining direct experience with juvenile offenders, domestic violence shelters, community centers, and youth group homes. He later returned to the University of Washington for a Master of Social Work and went on to earn licensure as an LICSW - a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker, qualified to provide clinical mental health therapy.

Over the course of his career he has provided treatment and services to people of all ages and from diverse ethnic, cultural, and racial backgrounds, working with individuals, couples, families, groups, and broader communities. He approaches therapy with the belief that safety and a strong therapeutic relationship are central to meaningful progress, and he draws on multiple evidence-informed methods to address real-life challenges. He is foundationally trained in Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Multisystemic Therapy, and he integrates these strategies to help clients manage symptoms, tolerate distress, improve relationships, and think differently about difficult situations.

His professional purpose is to help people leave therapy feeling, thinking, or performing better than when they first met him, and he applies practical, usable treatment strategies to support that aim.