Jonathan Goelz, LCSW

Jonathan Goelz is a licensed clinical social worker with ten years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, addiction struggles, and self-esteem concerns. He emphasizes respectful, compassionate conversation and supports clients as they take the first steps toward change. Jonathan tailors sessions to each person's situation and goals. He draws on practical, skills-based approaches to help people change thinking patterns and daily habits. Sessions focus on noticing unhelpful thoughts, building coping skills, and trying new behaviors between meetings. Jonathan uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and other approaches to shape a plan that feels useful and realistic. His style is straightforward and collaborative. He works to make therapy feel like a conversation rather than a lecture. People can expect concrete tools, goal-setting, and check-ins on progress over time. Jonathan’s background includes practice across several states and a decade in clinical roles. That experience informs his work with a wide range of concerns including relationship strain, grief, parenting challenges, career stress, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. He accepts English-speaking clients and will adapt sessions to individual needs. If you’re thinking about starting therapy, he asks people to describe what they hope to change so sessions can begin with clear, manageable steps.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice difficult thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It’s useful for anxiety, stress, and coping with life changes by teaching practical steps to move toward what matters. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviors. CBT often includes homework between sessions to practice new habits and reduce symptoms. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships affect current patterns and helps people build more secure ways of relating and managing emotions.

Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress is tracked.

Confirm the specific session options before booking, as the profile does not list formats. Online care can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, for example by reducing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins during a workday, or letting someone pick a quieter space with less setup. Working online still supports practical skill-building, thought work, and behavior practice between sessions, which are core parts of ACT and CBT.