About Martin
Martin Godek is a licensed mental health counselor in New York with 20 years of experience. He helps people navigate stress and anxiety and supports those facing relationship strain, trauma, anger, and depression. Martin strives to make first steps feel manageable for someone who is worried or unsure.
He builds a calm, nonjudgmental space where people can name what they are feeling. Sessions focus on practical conversation and steady goals rather than jargon.
Background and approach
That makes it easier to try new ways of coping and to see small changes add up. Martin draws on a mix of client-centered work, cognitive behavioral techniques, and mindfulness to address symptoms and habits that get in the way. He also uses trauma-focused methods when past hurts keep showing up in daily life.
Together with each person he picks approaches that fit their situation and comfort level. Over two decades he has helped people with issues like addiction, grief, parenting strain, self-esteem, career stress, and mood swings related to bipolar disorder. He often works on communication problems, feelings of emptiness or isolation, and challenges around commitment and trust.
Sessions are offered in English and can include talking through feeling patterns, learning concrete skills, and practicing new behaviors. Martin supports gradual progress and practical steps toward a more manageable day-to-day life.
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Martin blends client-centered work with cognitive behavioral therapy and trauma-focused techniques. Client-centered therapy emphasizes listening and collaboration to help people talk through what matters most, and it supports building trust and clarity about goals. Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches straightforward skills to change unhelpful habits that fuel anxiety or depression. Trauma-focused methods address painful past events by gently processing memories and reducing their hold on daily life.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. Martin will work together with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and comfort level. That collaborative planning means techniques are adjusted over time if something is not working.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences. Video works well for face-to-face conversation and skill practice. Phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text let people send brief updates, check in between sessions, or take part when typing feels easier than speaking.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English
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