About Federico
Federico Godina is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, anger, low self-esteem, and depression. He uses a calm, straightforward style to make it easier to talk about difficult feelings. He aims to create an atmosphere where thoughts and feelings can be shared without judgment.
Taking a first step toward change can feel risky, and he offers steady support through that process. Federico draws on practical methods to help people cope day to day.
Background and approach
He uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thinking and try small experiments that can change mood and behavior. He also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills for strong emotions and mindfulness tools to lower reactivity and increase focus. Sessions are client-centered in tone, which means the conversation is guided by each person's needs and goals.
Motivational interviewing techniques are used when people feel stuck or unsure about change. This combination helps people set doable steps and keep working toward them. Federico has seven years of professional experience as an LCSW in California.
He brings practical problem solving and steady encouragement to sessions. He focuses on concrete skills and simple changes that add up over time. People often come for help with worry, trauma, relationship wounds such as abandonment or infidelity, body image or parenting stresses, and issues like guilt or hoarding.
Federico works at a pace each person can manage and supports clear goals for therapy.
Therapeutic approaches and online sessions
Federico commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy in online work. CBT looks at how thoughts influence feelings and behavior and helps people try small changes to see what works. DBT teaches concrete skills for managing strong emotions, reducing impulsive reactions, and improving how someone copes in high-stress moments.He also brings a client-centered stance to sessions, meaning the focus is on the person's goals and preferences. Finding the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process; he will discuss options, try strategies, and adjust based on what helps most for the person's goals and life circumstances.
Online therapy with Federico is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video can mirror an in-person conversation, phone calls can work when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits quick check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to schedule work around jobs, caregiving, or busy days while still practicing skills and tracking progress.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Control issues
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Jealousy
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexuality
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
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