
Michigan
Jose Gonzalez Rivera, LMSW-C
Licensed Master Social Worker
I’m glad you’re here! I'm Jose, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LMSW-C) dedicated to providing a warm, supportive, and nonjudgmental space where you can feel heard, understood, and comfortable discussing the concerns that matter most to you. Whether you're navigating anxiety, stress, depression, life transitions, relationship challenges, or simply feeling stuck, therapy offers an opportunity to better understand yourself and move toward meaningful change.
I believe healing takes time, and there is no expectation to have everything figured out before starting therapy. My approach is collaborative and focused on helping you slow things down, make sense of your experiences, and recognize patterns that may be affecting your daily life. Together, we'll identify goals that feel realistic and meaningful, while ensuring that your values, priorities, and pace guide the therapeutic process.
My style is steady, client-centered, and focused on meeting you where you are while supporting growth in a way that feels authentic, empowering, and balanced.
If you're ready to take the next step, I'd be happy to work with you.
I work with
Accepted insurances
- 6 Degrees
- 90 Degree Benefits
- Aegis LLC
- Aetna/ First Health
- Aetna
- Aetna Affordable Health Choices/ Aetna Voluntary
- Aetna EAP
- Allstate Benefits (through Allied Benefit Systems)
- American Continental (Aetna Senior Supplemental)
- Assured Benefit Administrators
- Boon-Chapman Administrators/ Wellnet Healthcare
- Christian Brothers Services
I specialize in
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Relationship/Family Stress
- Grief and Bereavement
- Self Esteem
- Life Transitions
- Stress
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Person-Centered
- Solution Focused Therapy
- BIPOC Allied
- Bisexual/Pansexual Allied
Treatment approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Person-Centered
- Solution Focused Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-based
- Cognitive Therapy
- Career Counseling
- Psychoanalytic
- Culturally Sensitive
Communities I work with
- LGBTQIA+ Allied
- BIPOC Allied
- Bisexual/Pansexual Allied
- Body Positivity
- Gay Allied
- Healthcare Professionals
- Lesbian Allied
- Military/Veteran Allied
- Non-Binary Allied
- Queer Allied
- Transgender Allied
- Sex-Positivity / Kink
- Intersex Allied
Education
Master of Social Work
University of Michigan, Ann ArborGraduated 2023