About Jonathan
Jonathan Goelz is a licensed clinical social worker with ten years of experience helping people manage stress and anxiety. He works with individuals facing depression, addiction, low self-esteem, and motivation problems. He aims to offer respectful, sensitive, and compassionate support as people take steps toward change.
Jonathan keeps sessions straightforward and practical. He listens first, then tailors the conversation and plan to each person's needs. He uses clear tools and steady guidance to help people notice patterns and try different ways of coping.
Background and approach
His approach blends acceptance and commitment ideas with cognitive-behavioral techniques and attention to relational patterns. That means Jonathan helps people clarify their values, practice skills to shift unhelpful thinking, and address attachment or communication habits that get in the way.
Over a decade of work has exposed him to many concerns, including grief, trauma, relationship and intimacy-related issues, parenting stress, bisexual and LGBT concerns, and neurodiversity topics like autism and ADHD. He also supports people dealing with career strain, body image, and chronic health stressors. Sessions can use different formats so people can pick what fits their life.
Jonathan aims to meet clients where they are and adjust methods as progress is made. He encourages small, steady steps toward clearer goals and better day-to-day functioning.
Therapeutic approaches and online options
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy focuses on clarifying what matters to you and taking small committed steps toward those values. It can help with anxiety, motivation, and coping when life feels stuck. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors through practical exercises and repeated practice; it is often useful for anxiety, depression, and stress management. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns in relationships and how early connection styles show up now, which can help with intimacy problems and communication struggles.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Jonathan will listen to your goals and try methods that fit your needs and preferences. He adjusts techniques over time, checking in to see what helps and what should change so work stays relevant and effective.
Online therapy with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging offers flexibility for busy lives. Video calls let you have a face-to-face conversation from another location. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging work well for brief support between sessions or when writing feels easier than speaking. These options make it easier to fit regular work on stress or anxiety into daily life.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trauma and abuse
- Traumatic brain injury
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- California, Florida, New Jersey, Georgia, Ohio, New York
- Languages
- English
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