---
type: Clinician
title: "Susan Gonzales, FNP-C"
description: Board-certified family nurse practitioner blending primary care with a behavioral health background at CARMAhealth in Austin, Texas.
resource: https://carmahealth.com/providers/susan-gonzales
tags: [carmahealth, clinician, family-nurse-practitioner]
timestamp: 2026-07-08T20:00:00Z
---

# Susan Gonzales, FNP-C

Family Nurse Practitioner at [CARMAhealth](../carmahealth.md), Austin.

## Role

Board Certified Family Nurse Practitioner providing holistic, patient-centered primary care informed by a behavioral health background.

## Education & training

- **Board certification:** Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP-C), certified through the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP).
- **Nursing education:** Graduated from The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB). Degree level and graduation year: unable to verify (not stated in the source bio).
- **Clinical experience:** Eight years as a Registered Nurse in mental health and addiction medicine across the Austin area before becoming a Family Nurse Practitioner.

## Areas of focus

Whole-person primary care focused on identifying root causes of illness; behavioral health and [substance use](../conditions/substance-use-disorder.md) support informed by her prior mental health and addiction medicine nursing experience.

## Services

- [Primary care](../services/primary-care.md)
- [Medication management](../services/medication-management.md)
- [Medication-assisted treatment](../services/medication-assisted-treatment.md) (behavioral and addiction care)

## Locations

- [Austin, TX](../locations/austin-tx.md) (per page title and bio; specific office not stated)

## Sources

- Canonical: https://carmahealth.com/providers/susan-gonzales — Retrieved 2026-07-08.
- Mirror: https://mr.carmahealth.com/providers/susan-gonzales — Retrieved 2026-07-08.