Geoffrey Golia, LCSW

Geoffrey Golia is a licensed clinical social worker who brings 11 years of practice to his psychotherapy work. He aims to be warm, compassionate, and adaptable while helping people make practical changes. Geoffrey was once a therapy client himself, and that experience guides how he relates to others in the room.

He earned a Master of Social Work from New York University’s Silver School of Social Work in 2012. Geoffrey has worked across many settings, including with justice-involved and formerly incarcerated young men, college students, adults, people affected by foster care, and those with substance use and co-occurring mental health concerns. This variety shaped his belief that emotional wellbeing underpins personal and professional life.

Geoffrey’s practice draws on several clinical approaches to match the needs of each person. He uses techniques that focus on relationships and patterns, skills for managing strong emotions, and strategies to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. He also brings motivational methods to help people find direction and stay engaged in change.

He often helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addiction, relationship and parenting concerns, and midlife questions about purpose and identity. He also supports those facing trauma, mood disorders, and challenges with attachment or abandonment.

Sessions are offered in English and take place with Geoffrey as a licensed clinical social worker in New York. He uses a collaborative style that centers what each person wants to accomplish and how they want to get there.

How Geoffrey’s approaches translate to online work

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early and current relationships shape feelings and behavior. In sessions this can mean talking through relationship patterns and practicing new ways of connecting with others. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with real-life experiments to reduce anxiety and low mood. This approach often includes simple exercises between sessions. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, teaches skills for managing intense emotions and improving relationships through clear, step-by-step techniques.

Finding the right approach is a joint effort. Geoffrey will discuss goals and preferences and then suggest which methods to try first. He adapts the plan as progress is made so people keep a say in what works for them.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the session formats directly when booking. Online work can make fitting therapy into a busy life easier by reducing travel and allowing sessions during a lunch break or between errands. It can also make short check-ins or focused skills work simpler when time or bandwidth is limited. Discussing practical scheduling needs during the initial match helps ensure sessions fit the day-to-day demands of life.