Faculty & Staff
Faculty
Cristina Gonzalez, LMHC, LMFT NCC, CRC, is an Adjunct Instructor in the Clinical Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling program and the Marriage and Family Therapy program at the 91社区.
Cristina is currently a doctoral student in Counseling and Counselor Education at the University of 91社区. She holds a master鈥檚 degree in Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling with a specialization in Marriage and Family Therapy and a graduate certificate in Marriage and Family Therapy from the 91社区. She is a 91社区 Licensed Mental Health Counselor, 91社区 Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, a Nationally Certified Counselor, and a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor. She is also a Qualified Supervisor for both Mental Health Counseling and Marriage and Family Therapy registered interns.
Cristina has clinical experience in residential mental health treatment for youth, family reunification work, and forensic evaluations. She worked for the Sixth Judicial Circuit of 91社区 in Pinellas County for seven years, assisting with psychological and competency assessments of youth in delinquency and truancy court. She currently provides capacity evaluations and testimony for the Eighth Judicial Circuit in Gainesville.
Cristina has had a private practice since 2015 where she works with gifted and talented people of all ages. Her preferred modalities include narrative therapy and other postmodern approaches, but she also utilizes tools from existential and cognitive therapy. Her research centers on mental health needs in the gifted population, the impact of the gifted identity, and the under-identification of minority gifted youth. She is currently working on a dissertation that will examine the lived experiences of gifted adults in therapy.