Geoffrey Golia, LCSW - Therapist in New York

About Geoffrey

Geoffrey Golia is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in New York with 11 years of clinical experience. He aims to bring warmth and compassion to sessions while helping people find their own strengths. Geoffrey draws on his personal experience as a former therapy client to shape a collaborative, respectful approach.

He trained at NYU's Silver School of Social Work, earning a Master of Social Work. That education led him to work across varied settings and populations, which informs how he tailors care.

Background and approach

Geoffrey blends practical skills with longer-term insight to meet immediate and deeper needs. In practice he uses several methods, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy, along with psychodynamic and attachment-informed ideas. Sessions tend to focus on how thoughts, emotions, and relationships interact in daily life.

He also uses Motivational Interviewing techniques when people are facing change or substance concerns. Geoffrey often helps people facing relationship stress, parenting strain, grief, career questions, mood issues, addiction, trauma, and identity concerns. Additional focuses include attachment and family of origin issues, blended family matters, fatherhood questions, loneliness, and life purpose.

He frames work as an exploration of what matters most and how to move toward it. His style is flexible and practical. Geoffrey aims to create straightforward goals and steps people can try between sessions.

He invites clients to notice progress, adjust plans, and build skills at a comfortable pace.

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early and current relationships shape feelings and safety. It helps people notice patterns in close relationships and develop new ways of connecting and trusting others.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions interact. It teaches practical strategies to shift unhelpful thinking and build measurable changes in mood and behavior.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, offers skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication. It is useful when strong emotions, relationship conflict, or impulsive behaviors get in the way of daily life.

Finding the best approach is part of the work. Geoffrey treats the choice of method as collaborative and adjusts plans based on goals, life circumstances, and what feels helpful in sessions. He combines short-term skills with longer-term reflection when that fits the person’s needs.

Online therapy with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging provides flexibility. These formats let people meet from home, keep workday appointments, or check in with short messages between longer sessions. That range of options makes it easier to practice new skills in daily life and to maintain continuity when schedules change.

Attachment-Based Therapy

Looks at how early bonds shaped what you expect from closeness, and how that plays out now with a partner, a parent, or your own children.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Concrete skills for riding out strong emotion, tolerating distress, and handling relationships without things escalating. The skills are practised in daily life, so between-session support by message or phone fits naturally.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Geoffrey address?

He helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family issues, parenting strain, career stress, addictions, trauma and grief among other concerns.

How would you describe his therapeutic style?

Sessions are collaborative and practical with a mix of short-term skills and deeper exploration. Geoffrey aims to set clear goals and offers tools to try between sessions.

What kind of professional background does he have?

He trained as a social worker at NYU Silver School of Social Work and has 11 years of clinical experience working in varied settings.

What credentials and location are listed?

He is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with NY LCSW 084459 and CT LCSW 11158, practicing from New York.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

Appointments can be held by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.

How are costs and billing handled?

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

How do I begin working with him?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Family conflicts

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 11 years
Licensed: New York, Connecticut
Languages: English

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