Geoffrey Golia
Compassionate therapist blending skills and insight
LCSW New York
- Experience
- 11 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Family
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Attachment-Based Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Geoffrey
Geoffrey Golia is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with 11 years of experience providing psychotherapy in New York.
Background and approach
He began his professional journey after experiencing the benefits of therapy firsthand, a personal turning point that led him to earn a Master of Social Work from NYU’s Silver School of Social Work in 2012. That background informs a practice rooted in empathy, flexibility, and a conviction that people can draw on their own strengths to create change.
His approach blends several evidence-informed methods, and he has completed trainings in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Motivational Interviewing, and psychodynamic approaches, among others. Geoffrey works with individuals facing concerns such as stress and anxiety, mood disorders including bipolar and depression, relationship and family challenges, substance use issues, trauma and grief, and a range of intimacy and identity concerns.
He emphasizes a collaborative therapeutic alliance and offers a reflective space where clients can explore purpose, values, and pathways to improved emotional well-being. Geoffrey maintains licensure as an LCSW in New York and Connecticut and conducts sessions in English.
He frames therapy as a joint process of discovery and practical skill-building, drawing on a varied clinical toolbox to match interventions to each person’s goals.
Evidence-Informed Approaches and Online Care
Geoffrey uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help clients identify and shift unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviors; CBT is often used for issues like anxiety, depression, and stress by teaching practical skills and structured strategies. He also brings Attachment-Based Therapy into sessions, focusing on how early relational patterns influence current relationships and emotional responses, which can be useful for intimacy concerns, commitment and attachment issues, and family dynamics. Additionally, training in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) informs his work with emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness when clients need concrete tools for managing intense feelings.
Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and he collaborates with each person to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences. That collaborative stance means interventions can be adjusted over time, combining skill-building and reflective exploration as needed.
Online therapy with Geoffrey is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for different schedules and communication styles. These formats make it easier to maintain continuity of care, access support from home or another convenient location, and use brief or longer exchanges depending on what best supports progress.
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Experience
11+ years
Licensed
New York, Connecticut
Languages
English