MEET OUR TEAM
Co-founder & CEO
Federico A. Gonzalez is the co-founder and chief executive officer of Wellness Restoration Counseling with a decade of experience in project management. He demonstrates passion and interest in maternal mental health as a father of two toddlers and husband who wants to improve maternal mental health services for women and couples.
Co-founder & Lead Psychotherapist
Dr. Marylin M. Beckley is the co-founder & bilingual lead psychotherapist with 12 years of experience as a perinatal mental health specialist and child development specialist in Washington DC Metropolitan Area and in Latin America. Dr. Beckley wanted to make a difference in maternal mental health as she discovered the limited resources for expecting and postpartum mothers and couples. She believes perinatal help should be accessible, effective and excellent for all. In addition, Dr. Beckley specializes and is certified in anxiety and trauma in counseling. When Dr. Beckley is not working, she enjoys spending time with her toddlers, reading, enjoys artisanal coffee as she is a coffee aficionado, attending to her in-door plant collection and being by the water. Her favorite place in the world… THE BEACH!
Psychotherapist
Dr. Juanita DeShazior is an air-force veteran and licensed psychotherapist in Washington, DC; Maryland and Virginia with over 25 years of experience working with women regarding trauma and anxiety during postpartum. Dr. DeShazior has over a decade of experience as a clinical supervisor and director in various mental health clinics serving minority women in women issues, mood disorders and personality disorders. When she is not working, Dr. DeShazior enjoys performing on stage as she is a professional singer, is also a professional seamstress, and loves to spend time with her family.
Perinatal Mental Health Coach
Gisella Garcia is a trained and certified bilingual perinatal mental health coach (PMH-C). She has a decade of experience as a life-coach focusing on life-transitions in early adulthood, pregnancy, parenthood, couples, and family dynamics. Ms. Garcia is also a licensed graduate professional counselor (LGPC) in Washington, DC and specializes in anxiety and past family dynamic trauma in counseling. She believes in providing holistic support to young adults, mothers and couples in life-transitions, anxiety, past family trauma, pregnancy and parenthood. She is also a mother of nine children to which life experience and career has motivated Gisella to help young adults, mothers and couples in different life phases and perinatal stage of life. Outside of work, Gisella enjoyes cooking, trying new restaurants, cross-stitching, traveling and watching movies.