Gabriela Lopez-Machon LMFT #152208

Accepting Clients

Relationship therapist supporting high-achieving individuals, couples, and families in building secure, meaningful, and lasting connections.

Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist in San Francisco, CA

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About My Clients

I work with thoughtful, high-achieving individuals, couples, and families who feel stuck in their relationships despite being capable and motivated in other areas of life. My clients often struggle with communication, emotional distance, conflict, people-pleasing, perfectionism, or relational burnout. They seek deeper connection, clarity, and more secure, intentional relationships, with others and with themselves.

My Background and Approach

I am a relationship therapist with experience working with individuals, couples, and families navigating complex relational dynamics. My background includes supporting clients through communication breakdowns, emotional disconnection, recurring conflict, and long-standing relational patterns. My approach is relational, attachment-informed, and collaborative. I integrate evidence-based practices while remaining flexible and responsive to each client’s unique experiences, identities, and goals. Therapy with me is both reflective and practical—we work to understand patterns, strengthen emotional awareness, and develop tools that support meaningful, sustainable change. I aim to create a grounded, emotionally safe space where clients feel understood, respected, and supported. Whether we are working individually or relationally, therapy is paced intentionally and guided by what feels most helpful and aligned for you. I currently offer remote therapy sessions across California.

My Personal Beliefs and Interests

I believe that relationships are central to our well-being and that many challenges make sense when understood within relational and emotional contexts. I view clients as capable, resilient, and adaptive, even when patterns no longer serve them. I believe therapy should be collaborative rather than prescriptive, and that growth happens through curiosity, compassion, and increased awareness, not judgment or pressure to “fix” oneself. I value authenticity, cultural humility, and honoring each client’s lived experience. My role is to support you in understanding yourself and your relationships more deeply so you can move toward connection, balance, and change that feels genuine and sustainable.

Client Focus

Languages
English, Español

Qualifications

License
LMFT #152208, State of California · #152208
Years in practice
5 years

I offer online counseling in the following states:

Hours & Availability

New clients welcome
Currently accepting new clients
In-person & Telehealth
Both available

Location

Primary Location

2948 20th St
San Francisco, CA 94110
(415) 857-2331
Open in Google Maps ↗ · GPS: 37.7593477°, -122.4106402°

At A Glance

  • Experience: 5 years of practice
  • Languages: English, Español
  • Rate: $225 - 270/session

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2948 20th St
San Francisco, CA 94110

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