About William
William Goldberg is a licensed therapist with more than 25 years in the mental health field. He holds LPCC and LMHC credentials and practices in California. He focuses on common struggles like stress, anxiety, depression, relationship trouble, trauma and sleep problems.
He helps people talk through what feels overwhelming. Sessions are collaborative and tailored to each person’s needs. He aims to make the room feel supportive and nonjudgmental so people can say what they need to say.
Background and approach
William draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address symptoms and everyday problems. He works step by step to build practical skills for coping, managing emotions, and improving sleep and daily routines. He also addresses substance use and recovery when it is part of the picture.
Many clients bring relationship concerns such as communication problems, commitment issues, divorce and separation, or codependency. He also helps people facing attachment wounds, abandonment fears, guilt and shame, emptiness, or fatherhood and fertility challenges. William has experience with more complex presentations that may include co-morbidity, antisocial personality features, gender dysphoria questions, domestic violence histories, and drug and alcohol addiction.
He aims to clarify goals, reduce distress, and strengthen coping across those areas. His style is steady and practical. He helps people set small, achievable steps and checks progress as therapy continues.
People who want a calm, direct approach that focuses on real-life change may find his method a good fit.
How evidence-based approaches translate online
William uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical skills and symptom relief. One common approach emphasizes building coping skills and emotion regulation so people can manage anxiety, stress, and mood dips more effectively in daily life. Another approach centers on trauma-informed methods that help people process distressing memories and reduce their impact on sleep and relationships. Each description is pared down to clear steps and exercises that clients can practice between sessions.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. William will work with each person to identify goals, review what helps or hinders progress, and adjust methods as therapy continues. The plan is shaped by the client’s needs, preferences, and the issues they bring to sessions rather than a fixed protocol.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video lets people use visual cues and fuller conversation. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging support brief updates, skill coaching between sessions, or ongoing check-ins that fit a busy schedule. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent while balancing work, parenting, or other commitments.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
- Experience
- 25 years
- Licensed
- California, Washington
- Languages
- English
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