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Richard Goggin, LICSW

Stress, Anxiety Relationships Family conflicts Grief Depression
Video Phone Messaging

About me

Life is difficult. How you choose to deal with this reality directly affects the quality of your life. Living in the past will bring on depression since you cannot change what has already happened. Living in the future leads to anxiety as you experience worry about how to deal with what has yet to happen.
You don't have to live that way. Individual therapy can help you learn to accept your past, deal with your future, and find the courage to live in the present moment, the place where living a quality life begins.
As a psychotherapist, former hospital chaplain, and high school athletic coach, I possess a combination of life approaches (clinical skill, compassionate presence, individual encouragement) that can provide you with a unique therapeutic experience - one that can change your life for the better.

Professional experience

30yrs in practice
Stress, Anxiety Relationships Family conflicts Grief Depression

Additional areas of focus: Addictions, LGBT, Trauma and abuse, Intimacy-related issues, Parenting issues, Anger management, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Coping with life changes, Coaching, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, Abandonment, Chronic pain, illness, and disability, Codependency, Communication problems, Divorce and separation, Emptiness, Family of origin issues, Fatherhood issues, First responder issues, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Hospice and end-of-life counseling, Isolation / loneliness, Life purpose, Men's issues, Midlife crisis, Mood disorders, Workplace issues

Clinical approaches: Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Existential Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy

Services offered

Video
Phone
Messaging

License information

MA LICSW 118890

Reviews

These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Richard Goggin. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with BetterHelp might be different.

I appreciate Rick for helping me understand the process in the midst of the process. My life has improved in a very short time and I feel fortunate to have him as my therapist.

Written on Feb 26, 2024 after therapy with Richard for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, sleeping disorders, self esteem, career difficulties, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue

Excellent-very helpful and down to earth

Written on Aug 21, 2023 after therapy with Richard for 2 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, intimacy-related issues, and coping with life changes

Rick has been a tremendous help to me as I work through some issues around control and anger. He's worked to help me see things from other's perspectives, and offered some good coping mechanisms to try to shortcut my automatic reactions. Definitely, 100% recommend working with Rick.

Written on Feb 28, 2023 after therapy with Richard for 3 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, intimacy-related issues, anger management, and adhd

Excellent

Written on Feb 11, 2023 after therapy with Richard for 3 months on issues concerning grief

I meant to hit 10! Rick has been the push I needed to seriously look at myself and what I value. He’s been incredibly welcoming and understanding and I look forward to our discussions. He is fantastic.

Written on Dec 20, 2022 after therapy with Richard for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, self esteem, career difficulties, and coaching

good listener with insights. so far i am enjoying the experience.

Written on Oct 28, 2022 after therapy with Richard for 3 weeks on issues concerning relationship issues, anger management, and adhd