Morgan Gonzales

Morgan Gonzales

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Morgan Gonzales, LCSW

Morgan earned an undergraduate degree from Westminster College. Morgan has worked in multiple settings with trauma through child protective services, first responders, hospice and spent 9 years in the acute medical inpatient setting after receiving her master’s degree from the University of Denver with an emphasis in family structure therapy and earning a trauma certificate.

Morgan relocated to Utah and for the past 6 years has worked within the Ketamine setting with implementation of Internal Family Systems, provides bilateral movement therapy, trauma informed psychotherapy, is trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance Commitment Therapy with an emphasis on exposure for OCD, Internal Family Systems (IFS) Narrative Therapy and Somatic Therapy. Morgan works with complex trauma, grief, loss, chronic illness, anxiety, depression, OCD, ADHD and is a strong and passionate ally for the LGBTQIA+ community. 

Morgan is a psychedelic psycholytic psychotherapist, having been part of one of the first Ketamine clinics in the state of Utah. Morgan has spent the past 7 years gaining hundreds of hours sitting in medicine space blending western and eastern medicine with a collaborative approach working alongside medical staff to provide an ethical, safe, and integrative space for psychedelic medicine and healing. Morgan trained in a 14-month fellowship program receiving a ketamine assisted psychotherapist certification. During this fellowship Morgan was trained for MDMA through the MAPS program and certified for MDMA – PTSD psychotherapy. 

Morgan believes in a holistic approach to therapy which involves creating a safe and brave space to explore barriers to our own internal healing in a setting that is comfortable, non-threatening and meets the individual’s needs. Morgan inhabits the love and strong belief in healing within community. As we heal individually, we can heal the collective. The time you have in therapy is your time and you deserve to feel empowered and safe.

Morgan Gonzales

Demographics

  • Adults
  • Young Adults
  • Couples
  • Adjustment to Chronic or Terminal Illness
  • Anxiety, Depression and mood disorders
  • Brief Interventions
  • Change of Life Transitions
  • Communications Skills and Boundary Setting
  • Disordered Eating
  • End of life
  • Faith Transitions
  • Family Relationships
  • Grief
  • Infertility
  • OCD
  • Panic Attacks
  • Perinatal
  • Pregnancy
  • PTSD
  • Queer affirming
  • Relationship Issues
  • Self Esteem Building
  • Trans Affirming Care
  • Trauma

Modalities

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)
  • Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS)
  • Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP)
  • Mindful Movement (in person only)
  • Mindfulness
  • Motivational Interviewing (MI)
  • Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT)
  • Somatic Therapy

Education

  • Master’s: Social Work with family systems and trauma certificate: University of Denver
  • Bachelor’s: Criminal Justice with a Minor in Psychology: Westminster College
  • Member of National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
  • IPI Certification for Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy
  • MAPS Trained for MDMA and PTSD

  • LGBTQIA Guild Member

Payment Options

  • BCBS
  • DMBA (out of network)
  • EMI
  • PEHP
  • Private Pay
  • Select Health
  • UHC/UMR
  • UofU

Locations

  • Telehealth
  • Salt Lake County
  • Utah County