About David
Dr. David Goodman is a licensed psychologist based in Wisconsin who helps adults with stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD, relationship concerns, grief, addictions, and a wide range of emotional and life challenges. He brings 29 years of clinical experience to sessions and focuses on practical, understandable tools people can use every day.
David keeps sessions straightforward and collaborative. He explains ideas plainly and works with each person to set realistic goals.
Background and approach
The style is calm and constructive, aimed at reducing overwhelm and improving daily functioning. His approach mixes evidence-informed methods such as cognitive behavioral techniques and acceptance-based strategies with attention to attachment and relationship patterns. Sessions often involve learning new skills, practicing them between meetings, and tracking progress so change feels measurable.
Clients using his services can expect a blend of talking, skill-building, and feedback. He uses standard psychological assessment tools to clarify concerns and to monitor how things are improving over time. Tests are explained in plain language and used to guide the next steps.
Dr. Goodman provides online options including video, phone, live chat, and text messaging, which many people find convenient for busy schedules. He also works with people across regions, offering sessions in English and accepting international clients.
To begin, a short matching questionnaire is completed and scheduling is arranged based on therapist availability.
How therapy approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on noticing thoughts and choosing actions that match your values. It helps with anxiety, stress, and motivation by teaching flexible ways to respond to difficult feelings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions interact; it uses practical exercises to reduce symptoms of depression, anxiety, and ADHD-related struggles. Attachment-Based Therapy pays attention to how early relationship patterns affect current connections and helps people change how they relate to others.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist discusses goals and preferences in early sessions and together you decide which methods to emphasize. That collaborative plan can change over time as needs shift and progress is tracked.
Online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives. Video calls let you have face-to-face conversations when travel is difficult. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is low or you prefer not to be on camera. Live chat or text-based messaging provide shorter check-ins, quick coping reminders, and a way to keep momentum between meetings. These options give flexibility while keeping attention on practical skills and measurable progress.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trauma and abuse
- Traumatic brain injury
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Gottman Method
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Experience
- 29 years
- Licensed
- Wisconsin
- Languages
- English
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