Russell Goodwin
Calm, practical help for next steps
- Credentials
- LCMHC
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed in
- North Carolina
- Languages
- English
- Format
- Online sessions
About Russell
Russell Goodwin is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) practicing in North Carolina. He has ten years of experience helping adults who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, and major life changes. His work emphasizes practical steps and clear goals so people can move forward instead of staying stuck.
He explains how thoughts affect feelings and behavior, then helps clients pick reachable next steps that match their values. His approach is collaborative and down-to-earth.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on concrete skills and small changes that add up over time. He uses methods that look at thinking patterns and current choices, while also finding motivation and workable solutions. Clients can expect a coach-like stance at times and a thoughtful listening ear at others.
Russell brings experience with a wide range of concerns including addictions, grief, intimacy and eating issues, parenting questions, anger, and ADHD. He also addresses family-related areas such as attachment, fatherhood issues, family of origin problems, divorce and separation, and communication struggles. He lists caregiver stress, codependency, control issues, and forgiveness among his additional focus areas.
He works with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused Therapy to tailor sessions to each person. Sessions are offered in English and conducted online in several formats. Russell holds NC LCMHC 7619 as his credential.
Therapeutic approaches and online options
Russell frequently uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help people notice their thoughts and choose actions that match their values. ACT is about making room for hard feelings while still moving toward what matters. He also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to identify patterns in thinking and behavior and to practice small changes that reduce distress. Motivational Interviewing appears in his work when people need help finding internal reasons to change and building momentum.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. He will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and suggest methods that fit. The plan is adjusted over time so the techniques stay useful and relevant to what the person wants to accomplish.
Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. These formats make it easier to meet from home or outside regular daytime hours. The range of options helps people choose what feels most comfortable for talking through stress, parenting questions, grief, or changes in work and life routines.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.
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.
Motivational Interviewing
A way of working through mixed feelings about change without being pushed. The therapist helps you weigh things up and find your own reasons, which often makes a difficult decision feel less stuck.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- North Carolina
- Languages
- English
Next step
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