Dr. Gonzalez received his PhD in Medical/Clinical Psychology from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He completed his APA-accredited predoctoral internship at the Cincinnati VA Medical Center specializing in Health Service Psychology with an emphasis on Primary Care Mental Health Integration and Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) for post-traumatic stress disorder. 

In addition to chronic pain, Dr. Gonzalez provides evidence-based interventions for anxiety, depression, insomnia, adjustment to chronic illness, health behavior change, stress management, and other areas of concern. He utilizes Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), behavioral sleep medicine, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT), mindfulness-based stress reduction, and supportive approaches.

Dr. Gonzalez’s primary office is connected to the pain management suite at the Missouri Baptist Medical Center. Enter at the hospital’s main entrance on the 1st floor.