Geoffrey Golia, LCSW

Geoffrey Golia is a licensed clinical social worker who brings 11 years of experience to his practice. He aims to be warm, compassionate, and flexible while helping people find clearer paths forward. Geoffrey often draws on his own experience as a former therapy client to shape how he connects with others.

He trained at New York University, earning a Master of Social Work from the Silver School of Social Work in 2012. Since then he has worked in settings that included people impacted by the justice system, college students, adults across the lifespan, and people with substance use concerns. Those roles shaped his belief that emotional well-being supports life and work goals.

Geoffrey uses a mix of approaches to meet individual needs. He commonly integrates cognitive behavioral therapy, attachment-based ideas, dialectical behavior therapy skills, motivational interviewing, and psychodynamic perspectives. In sessions he focuses on practical strategies and clearer thinking alongside deeper patterns that affect relationships and mood.

Common topics Geoffrey helps people address include stress, anxiety, depression, mood disorders, trauma and post-traumatic stress, grief, addiction-related issues, loneliness, and life transitions. He also works with concerns such as parenting strain, relationship difficulties, intimacy issues, and career or purpose questions.

Sessions aim to balance short-term coping tools with exploration of long-standing patterns. Geoffrey encourages a collaborative process where goals are shaped together and progress is reviewed along the way.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Geoffrey commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy and attachment-based ideas in his online work. CBT focuses on noticing and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety and depression. Attachment-based work looks at patterns in relationships and how early bonds affect current trust, closeness, and conflict.

Finding the right fit is a collaborative process. Geoffrey will discuss goals, preferences, and the issues you bring, and together decide which approach or combination feels most useful. He adapts techniques as needs evolve so therapy stays relevant and practical.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video lets you work face-to-face for deeper conversations, phone can fit a break during a workday or require less bandwidth, and messaging or chat is useful for brief check-ins or when written reflection helps. These options make it easier to keep continuity of care and to fit therapy into a busy life.