What patients are saying
Overall rating
4.88
Average wait time
4.96
Bedside manner
4.92
“I have been with Roots and Branches for over three years now, engaging in both individual therapy and DBT group sessions. Working with Nicole and her team has been a life-changing experience; my personal growth and overall well-being have improved tremendously since I started this journey.
Nicole is an incredibly skilled and compassionate therapist who creates a safe, supportive environment for growth. The team at Roots and Branches is equally attentive and professional, making the whole experience seamless. They also have a straightforward process for submitting claims to insurance, which has made handling out-of-network coverage so much easier.
I would highly recommend Nicole and her team at Roots and Branches to anyone seeking dedicated, effective, and compassionate mental health support.”
DSMore than 1 year ago
“I have been seen Nicole for over a year. I have also been in groups with Courtney. I highly suggest Roots and Branches to anyone who is looking to improve their quality of life and work towards a better future for themselves. Nicole had helped me navigate difficult times in life, she has a way of uncovering important insightful events and behavior patterns that affect my personal life and my career. ”
DGMore than 1 year ago
About Nicole Gonzalez
Focus areas
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)
Emotional Abuse
Sexual Abuse Counseling
Domestic Violence
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Counseling
EMDR Therapy
Psychological Trauma
Clientele seen
Young adults (18-24)
Individuals
Adults (25-64)
Groups
Seniors (65+)
Treatment approaches
AEDP
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
Clinical Supervision and Licensed Supervisors
Culturally Sensitive
Coaching
Dialectical (DBT)
Identity
Gender
FemaleLanguages spoken
English
Getting to know Nicole Gonzalez
***Nicole is only accepting full-fee clients at $300 at this time; superbills are available for out-of-network reimbursement.
*** Book a 15-minute informational appointment with our leadership team to get set up as a client and complete intake documents.
Nicole is the founding psychotherapist of Roots and Branches Therapy with a background in business leadership. She develops genuine connection and alliance with clients, creating a safe, warm, empathetic, and honest environment. She feels privileged to partner with clients to better understand themselves, overcome challenges, and achieve goals. Nicole is passionate about empowering individuals to overcome trauma and mental health challenges. She is an eclectic, scientifically based practitioner and EMDR-trained therapist drawing from EMDR, Mindfulness, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Internal Family Systems (IFS), Gottman Couples Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy, Attachment Theory, and Object Relations.
Nicole has been a psychotherapist in group practices for seven years. Before private practice full-time, she worked in the Psychiatric Emergency Room and Outpatient Clinic at Kings County Hospital. Prior to that, she was Director of the Domestic Violence Homicide Prevention Initiative for Safe Horizons, leading an interdisciplinary Domestic Violence High-Risk Team and providing crisis intervention, advocacy, and short-term counseling for high-risk DV survivors. While earning her Master's in Social Work at New York University's Silver School of Social Work, Nicole interned at the Crime Victims Treatment Center at Mt. Sinai West and St. Luke's Hospitals, providing individual and group therapy to survivors of violent crime and earned New York State certification as a Crisis Counselor.
What should a new client know about working with you?
****Nicole is only accepting full-fee clients $300 at this time, superbills available for out-of-network reimbursement
*** There will be a 15-minute screening and documents that must be completed 24 hours prior to your appointment
Our practice name is Roots and Branches Therapy. After you book your initial therapy session on ZocDoc you will get a call, email, or text from our team to schedule a 15-minute informational appointment with the clinical director of Roots and Branches Therapy, Nicole Gonzalez. The purpose of this appointment is to (1) ensure we are able to provide the services you are looking for, (2) discuss insurance/financial questions, (3) decide if you will meet in-person or via telehealth. Nicole will also answer any questions you have. After your informational appointment, Nicole will then send you intake documents via our portal that must be completed before your first session with your therapist.
What is your typical process for working with clients?
*** There will be a 15-minute screening and documents that must be completed 24 hours prior to your appointment
The first session with all our therapists will be approximately 60-minutes and every weekly session thereafter will be 45 minutes. For individuals, our therapists will begin by taking your life history to better understand the context for your current goals and challenges. Over the next few weeks, you and your therapist will decide upon your goals for treatment. Each week, you will have the opportunity to process traumas, share challenges you are facing, celebrate victories, learn tools/techniques and strategize/role-play how to use them. Over time, your therapist will offer insights into your behaviors, validate your emotions, and help you become more connected, more effective, and less symptomatic.
Couples therapy is a similar process with a few exceptions in the intake process. Couples will meet for 1 (occasionally 2) sessions where they will share their history as a couple. After the first session, you will complete a Gottman couples assessment online that will help us quickly identify your strengths and challenges as a couple. In the next two sessions, your therapist will meet with each member of the couple individually to take their life history and understand the relationship in the context of their individual story. In the fourth session, you will review the results of the assessment and any insights your therapist has based on the prior sessions. Together, you will prioritize where to focus treatment. Each week, you will address current/past hurts/challenges as well as learn and practice skills to help you cope with them.
Nicole Gonzalez, LCSW is not in-network with any insurances
It’s common for mental health providers to be out-of-network. Many insurance plans offer out-of-network coverage, so you may get partially reimbursed. Learn more
Out-of-pocket fees and assistance
Initial session: $225 for 60 minutes
Ongoing session: $225 for 45 minutes
- Sliding scale: Offers lower out-of-pocket fees on an individual basis, typically based on your ability to pay
More information on payments and coverage
Our practice offers a free app service that will make it quick and easy to file for reimbursement with your insurance company, expedite your claim, and advocate for you, We'll help you understand your insurance benefits prior, please book an informational appointment with Nicole, the head of our practice.
Office location
Nicole Gonzalez, LCSW also offers online video visits for patients
Education and background
Practice names
Education and training
- New York University, Master's in Social Work
Professional memberships
- National Association of Social Workers
NPI number
1033650171
Patient reviews
All reviews have been submitted by patients after interacting with the practice.
Overall rating
4.88
Wait time
4.96
Bedside manner
4.92
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I have been with Roots and Branches for over three years now, engaging in both individual therapy and DBT group sessions. Working with Nicole and her team has been a life-changing experience; my personal growth and overall well-being have improved tremendously since I started this journey.
Nicole is an incredibly skilled and compassionate therapist who creates a safe, supportive environment for growth. The team at Roots and Branches is equally attentive and professional, making the whole experience seamless. They also have a straightforward process for submitting claims to insurance, which has made handling out-of-network coverage so much easier.
I would highly recommend Nicole and her team at Roots and Branches to anyone seeking dedicated, effective, and compassionate mental health support.
More than 1 year agoDS
I have been seen Nicole for over a year. I have also been in groups with Courtney. I highly suggest Roots and Branches to anyone who is looking to improve their quality of life and work towards a better future for themselves. Nicole had helped me navigate difficult times in life, she has a way of uncovering important insightful events and behavior patterns that affect my personal life and my career.
More than 1 year agoDG
I had been to a few therapists before I found Nicole and I am beyond grateful that our paths crossed. She always listens with a non-judgmental, patient heart. She makes suggestions that are right for me, which feels like a supportive partnership on my mental health journey. Nicole has helped me develop coping skills that I will take with me for the rest of my life.
More than 1 year agoHP
I've been seeing Nicole for 1.5 years and she is an excellent therapist. I saw her in person prior to the pandemic and via telemedicine for the last year, and she is very good at connecting and communicating openness and warmth in both settings. I always appreciate hearing her perspective and find that our conversations often allow me to see issues in my life in a different, more-contextualized way.
More than 1 year agoDS
Nicole is a warm and attentive individual who has created a welcoming space for us to dialogue in therapy. She thoughtfully guides the sessions, but is mindful to start each meeting by giving us a forum to talk about how we feel that day (a much appreciated process amidst the stresses of an ongoing pandemic). Nicole also brings her knowledge and understanding of other cultures, which helps us explore different perspectives. I highly recommend her.
More than 1 year agoGN
Nicole genuinely cares about her patients. She is thoughtful, down to earth and utilizes evidenced based practices. She provides a safe space to explore trauma as well as every day struggles. Highly recommend if you are seeking a supportive clinician with a lot of empathy and a good sense of humor.
More than 1 year agoAA
I have been to many therapist, Nicole is the best I've ever met. She's truly a gift and a blessing. She's very empathetic, helpful, resourceful, and skilled in CBT and DBT. She feels like a true friend that I can always count on. She helps me deal with anxiety disorder, panic attacks, depression, etc. She's the best!
More than 1 year agoAA
Nicole is excellent and has helped me so much over the past few years. I am beyond grateful for her insight, and I am especially grateful for her support through a number of recent transitions in my life and for helping me stay grounded during this ongoing pandemic.
More than 1 year agoFG
Nicole has been instrumental in my growth over the last couple of years. She's very warm and easy to talk to and relates to you with her own experiences. She utilizes straight talk therapy as well as DBT and has an open mind to trying different modalities and approaches. I highly recommend her to anyone seeking to make meaningful change in their lives!
More than 1 year agoKS
Nicole is an exceptional therapist. My partner and I have been seeing her for over a year. During our time with Nicole, my partner and I have been able to communicate with each other, truly see each other and appreciate each other (and ourselves) in ways we couldn't have hoped for. Nicole is warm, thoughtful and incredibly insightful. I cannot recommend her highly enough.
More than 1 year agoCK
I have been a client of Nicole's for four years, in which time our work together has given me a new lease on life. Nicole led me through the difficult and important work of rediscovering the 'roots and branches' of my past, and helped me to shift my behavior to work FOR me rather than against me. Nicole's style of therapy is not overly prescriptive, rather, she will help make visible the different options that lay before you on your healing journey. Nicole is a dependable, compassionate, and intuitively skilled therapist who truly changes lives. Thanks to her I am more whole than I have ever been.
More than 1 year agoMR
Nicole is amazing, I cannot recommend her highly enough. I started working with her about a year ago; I was burnt out at work and miserable, and now I feel like a different person (in a good way).
More than 1 year agoKE
Perfect experience
August 21, 2019Kieran F.Verified patient
My husband and I have been working for about 3 months. We are really excited to utilize the Gottman techniques in the work we are doing. Just the survey, helped us to begin thinking about the stucture of our relationship. We utilize techniques on a weekly basis, which has helped us begin to heal our difficult relationship.
More than 1 year agoFR
I initially came in to work on relationship issues. My partner was physically and emotionally abusive to myself, my daughter and our fur-babies. I began to understand the cycle of power and control and how he was controlling me through fear and intimidation. With help, I was finally able to leave him. I learned to ask for help and be able to accept this help. I even filed a number of domestic violence reports and this helped in custody of my child where he only has supervised visitation. I can now understand my self-worth without him in my life. My daughter and I are living in peace and tranquility. I have also learned how to be a better parent through positive parenting training. This has been a life changing decision and I am so happy to be here.
More than 1 year agoSM
My therapist Nicole Gonzalez recently informed me that she is moving to your practice. I've been seeing Nicole for the past two years and would love to continue seeing her. Can't imagine not working with her again and having to find a new therapist.
More than 1 year agoPE
I work in Banking and have had a really hard time in getting promoted. I used to take every bump in the road as a personal assualt on my character both personally and in business.
I have learned how to accept input and take anything constructive from the input and not look at this as a personal failure.
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How soon can I make an appointment with Nicole Gonzalez?
Generally, Nicole Gonzalez has appointments available on Zocdoc within 1 week. You can see Nicole Gonzalez's earliest availability on Zocdoc and make an appointment online.
Is Nicole Gonzalez accepting new patients?
Nicole Gonzalez generally accepts new patients on Zocdoc. You can see Nicole Gonzalez's earliest availability on Zocdoc and schedule an appointment online.
Does Nicole Gonzalez accept my insurance?
Choose your insurance plan to verify if Nicole Gonzalez is in-network.
Can I make an appointment with Nicole Gonzalez online?
Yes, you can make an appointment online with Nicole Gonzalez using Zocdoc. It’s simple, secure, and free.
What practice does Nicole Gonzalez work with?
Nicole Gonzalez works with Roots and Branches Therapy.
Where is Nicole Gonzalez's office located?
Nicole Gonzalez has 2 office locations in Brooklyn, view full addresses on Nicole Gonzalez's profile.
What are common reasons for patients to see Nicole Gonzalez?
Nicole Gonzalez frequently sees patients for Anxiety, Depression, Psychotherapy, Psychotherapy Intake / Initial Visit, and Therapy. You can see other visit reasons for Nicole Gonzalez on their profile.
What languages does Nicole Gonzalez speak?
Nicole Gonzalez speaks English.
How do patients rate Nicole Gonzalez in reviews?
26 patients have reviewed Nicole Gonzalez. The overall rating for this doctor is 4.88/5. They have a 4.92/5 rating for bedside manner and a 4.96/5 rating for wait time. You can read individual reviews and ratings on their profile.