Lawrence Goncalves Jr.

Lawrence Goncalves Jr. is a Washington-based clinical social worker with 25 years of experience who aims to help people feel, think, and perform better than when they first met him.

He began his professional journey after earning a B.A. in Juvenile Counseling from the University of Washington, spending his first decade at a community mental health clinic as a youth and family counselor. Over the years he has worked in a range of settings, including programs for juvenile offenders, domestic violence shelters, community centers, and youth group homes.

After completing a Master of Social Work at the University of Washington, he became a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker in Washington, practicing mental health therapy across individual, couple, family, group, and community contexts. His practice serves people of all ages and diverse ethnic, cultural, and racial backgrounds.

Safety and the therapeutic relationship are central to his approach, and he draws on several well-established methods to support change. He has foundational training in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Multisystemic Therapy (MST), combining these strategies to help people manage, tolerate, and think differently about real-life challenges.

Lawrence works with concerns such as stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, bipolar disorder, depression, addictions, family conflicts, grief, sleeping disorders, parenting issues, anger management, self-esteem, coping with life changes, and coaching. He welcomes the opportunity to serve as a therapist and support meaningful progress.