John Goddard
Compassionate, practical support for family and parenting concerns
- Credentials
- LPC
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed in
- Pennsylvania
- Languages
- English
- Format
- Online sessions
About John
John Goddard is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) practicing in Pennsylvania. He brings 15 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, addictions, family concerns, parenting questions, and low self-esteem. He aims to offer respectful, sensitive, and compassionate support for people ready to make changes.
John meets clients where they are and focuses on practical steps that feel manageable. He tailors conversations and plans to each person’s situation rather than using a one-size-fits-all approach.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on clearer communication, problem-solving around family matters, and building motivation and confidence. For people facing blended family challenges, chronic illness, or substance use issues, he looks at concrete coping strategies and routines that can fit into daily life. John also addresses issues like guilt, isolation, eating-related difficulties, and questions about life purpose.
He draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help clients reduce symptoms and improve functioning. Over his career he has worked with people dealing with first responder stress, fatherhood concerns, and family-of-origin dynamics. Sessions are offered in English and delivered through video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging.
John uses a subscription model for sessions that can be canceled at any time. To begin, a person selects the Start Therapy button, completes a short matching questionnaire, and schedules based on the therapist’s availability.
Practical therapeutic approaches and online care
John uses evidence-based techniques focused on practical change. One approach emphasizes structured problem solving to break big family or parenting problems into small steps. This helps with overwhelm and creates clear, doable actions to try between sessions.Another common approach centers on building coping skills for anxiety and addiction. That work includes learning breathing and grounding techniques, developing routines, and practicing new responses to triggers. These skills aim to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning over time.
Choosing the right method is a collaborative process. The therapist works with each person to figure out which techniques fit their goals, needs, and preferences. Together they adjust the plan as progress is made and circumstances change.
Online options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. These formats let people fit sessions around work, family, and other responsibilities. The variety of options supports different communication styles and makes it easier to maintain continuity of care when life is busy.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
Also works with
- Blended family issues
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Guilt and shame
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Sex addiction
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- Pennsylvania
- Languages
- English
Next step
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- Stop at any point