Jonathan Goelz, LCSW

Licensed in California · 10 years in practice

Jonathan Goelz helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, low self-esteem, and trouble with motivation.

License and registration

LCSW, California: 119178 · expires November 2027
LCSW, Florida: SW21437 · expires March 2027
LCSW, New Jersey: 44SC06336100 · expires August 2026
LCSW, Georgia: CSW009534 · expires September 2026
LISW, Ohio: I.2506654 · expires May 2027
LCSW, New York: 101695 · expires November 2028
NPI: 1841072915 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 10
Languages: English

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About Jonathan

Jonathan Goelz helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, low self-esteem, and trouble with motivation. He also supports people coping with grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting strain, career questions, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. Jonathan’s tone is direct and respectful.

He aims to make each conversation practical and grounded. Jonathan is a licensed clinical social worker - LCSW - with ten years of practice. He adapts the conversation and plan to each person’s situation.

Background and approach

He focuses on clear goals and skills people can use between sessions. He draws on methods that emphasize values, present-moment work, and changing unhelpful thinking. Sessions often include exercises to build tolerance for strong emotions and steps to break patterns that keep problems going.

Jonathan explains techniques in everyday language so they are easier to try at home. Jonathan practices from a place of respect and sensitivity. He works with people of diverse backgrounds and sexual orientations, including LGBT concerns.

He has experience helping people with trauma, attachment issues, and complex life transitions. People can expect a collaborative process. Jonathan listens first, then offers options tailored to the person’s goals.

He gives straightforward feedback and practical tools aimed at improving daily functioning and emotional balance. His work includes support for specific matters such as eating and body image, sexual and kink concerns, adoption and foster care issues, and caregiving challenges for older adults. Jonathan also addresses communication problems, commitment fears, and co-occurring conditions that complicate recovery.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Jonathan lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Addictions
Self esteem
Depression
Compassion fatigue
LGBT
Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Trauma and abuse
Grief
Intimacy-related issues
Eating disorders
Parenting issues
Anger management
Career difficulties
Bipolar disorder
Coping with life changes
Coaching
ADHD
Abandonment
Adoption and foster care
Aging and geriatric issues
Antisocial personality
Attachment issues
Autism and Asperger Syndrome
Avoidant personality
BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
Blended family issues
Body image
Cancer
Co-morbidity
Codependency
Commitment issues
Communication problems
Control issues
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Dependent personality
Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
Dissociation
Divorce and separation
Domestic violence
Drug and alcohol addiction
Eating and food-related issues
Emptiness
Family of origin issues
Family problems
Fatherhood issues
First responder issues
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
Hearing impaired
HIV / AIDS
Hoarding
Hospice and end-of-life counseling
Immigration issues
Impulsivity
Infidelity
Intellectual disability
Isolation / loneliness
Jealousy
Life purpose
Men's issues
Midlife crisis
Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Money and financial issues
Mood disorders
Multicultural concerns
Narcissism
Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Paranoia
Personality disorders
Phobias
Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
Postpartum depression
Post-traumatic stress
Prejudice and discrimination
Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
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
Traumatic brain injury
Workplace issues
Young adult issues

Approaches Jonathan names

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Online support

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It focuses on clarifying personal values and taking small actions that match those values, which can help with anxiety, depression, and motivation. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts affect feelings and behavior and uses practical exercises to change patterns that fuel problems like anxiety, low mood, or addictive behavior. Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early relationships shape current expectations and trust, and it helps people try new ways of connecting and managing closeness.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Jonathan collaborates with each person to pick or combine methods that match their goals and preferences. He will listen to what is most pressing and suggest techniques to try, then adjust based on what helps.

Online therapy can make that process easier to fit into a busy life. Video calls let people work face-to-face without travel. Phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth or a camera is inconvenient. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for quick check-ins, coaching-style support, or shorter, more frequent contact between sessions. These formats offer flexibility to keep continuity of care while trying different therapeutic tools.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of concerns does Jonathan address?

He works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, self-esteem, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, parenting strain, ADHD, compassion fatigue, and related concerns listed on his profile.

What is his therapeutic style like?

Jonathan uses a practical, respectful approach that focuses on clear goals and skills. He listens first and then offers concrete strategies people can practice between sessions.

How much experience does he have?

He has ten years of professional experience working with a range of emotional, behavioral, and life-transition concerns.

Where is he licensed and based?

Jonathan is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) and lists licenses including NY and CA LCSW; his profile location is Georgia.

Can I work with him if I live outside the U.S.?

Sessions are offered in English and he accepts international clients according to the platform’s options.

What session formats are available?

He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.

How does billing and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I get started with Jonathan?

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