John Goddard

Ed.D, LPC, CAADC, C-DBT
Accepting Clients

I bring decades of experience with a warm, empowering, and structured approach to meeting your specific needs.

Licensed Professional Counselor in Mechanicsburg, PA

Services
  • Individual
  • Couples
  • Family
  • Adolescent/Teen
  • Group

About My Clients

I work with clients with many types of difficulties from depression/anxiety to relationship issues and adjusting to life changes such as serious medical conditions, aging, grief, etc. I am especially skilled in working with those who struggle to connect with others and are struggling with low quality relationships, loneliness, isolation, as well as perfectionism and difficulty experiencing or expressing emotions.

My Background and Approach

I have 3 psychology degrees (AA, BA, MS) which includes a Masters in Health Psychology. This enables me to understand and help with mind-body issues such as dealing with physical illness, stress management, and understanding the relationship between mental/physical health. I also have a doctoral degree in Community Care & Counseling which equips me to counsel individuals, couples, and families with a host of concerns. I work from a warm, collaborative, empowering, and structured approach that is tailored to your specific needs. Together we will create a detailed plan for our work together and measure your results along the way to ensure we are making the most of your investment in therapy. I work for a safe place for you to be real while also gaining strength for taking action that will move you towards your goals.

My Personal Beliefs and Interests

I am a Christian with advanced training/experience integrating matters of Christian faith into treatment for clients who are open to that, though members of all faiths/no faith are welcome. In addition to the other clients noted in my profile, I am especially called to work with those who feel lost, broken, forgotten, damaged, isolated, hopeless, or helpless. In short, I aim to ease or eliminate suffering wherever possible.

Techniques I Use

Specialties
Addiction Counseling Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Other Techniques
  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
  • Addiction Counseling
  • Anger Management Therapy
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Couples Counseling
  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
  • Existential Therapy
  • Family Systems
  • Family Therapy
  • Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Integrative Therapy
  • Radically Open Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
  • Relationship Counseling
  • Reality Therapy

Issues I Treat

Specialties
Burnout Marriage Counseling Men's Issues
Other Issues
  • Abuse
  • Addiction
  • Aging Concerns
  • Anger Issues
  • Anxiety
  • Bipolar
  • Cancer
  • Chronic Pain or Illness
  • Codependency
  • Depression
  • Divorce
  • Family Conflict
  • Grief or Loss
  • Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)
  • Parenting
  • Personality Disorders
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Relationship Issues
  • Self-Esteem
  • Self-Harm
  • Spirituality
  • Suicidal Thoughts
  • Teen Issues
Insurance Plans Accepted
  • Aetna
  • Cigna
  • Geisinger Health Plan
  • Quest
  • Capital Blue Cross
  • Carelon Behavioral Health
I offer online counseling in the following states:
I have experience with the following
  • Christianity

At A Glance

  • Experience: 16 years of practice
  • Languages: English
  • Rate: $150/session

Info

Email John
5006 Lenker St.
Suite 102
Mechanicsburg, PA 17050

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