About Martin
Martin Godek is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in New York with 20 years of experience. He focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, anger, addictions, and ADHD, among other concerns. Martin aims to create a calm space where people can speak honestly about what’s going on and take small steps toward change.
He uses clear, direct conversation to understand each person’s day-to-day struggles. Sessions emphasize practical skills and real-world solutions, such as strategies to handle stress, improve communication, or manage intense emotions.
Background and approach
Martin blends straightforward talk with exercises clients can practice between sessions. His work draws on client-centered methods that keep the person’s priorities first. He also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and Dialectical Behavior Therapy tools for emotion regulation.
These approaches are mixed to fit what the individual needs in the moment. Martin has substantial experience working with trauma and abuse and uses trauma-focused techniques when past events continue to affect present life. He also supports people dealing with grief, relationship strain, parenting stress, identity and intimacy concerns, and career challenges.
People meet with him online by video or phone, or through live chat and text-based messaging. He helps clients figure out practical next steps and supports them as they try new ways of coping and communicating.
Therapeutic approaches and online care that fit your life
Client-centered therapy focuses on the person first and helps identify what matters most to them. Sessions follow the client’s priorities and encourage honest talk about feelings and choices, which helps shape practical goals and next steps.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts affect feelings and behavior. It teaches clear strategies to test unhelpful thoughts and try different actions, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, ADHD-related challenges, and everyday stress.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers skills for managing strong emotions and improving relationships. It includes techniques for distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and better communication when conflicts arise.
Choosing the right approach is a shared process. Martin will talk with the client about problems, goals, and what has worked or not worked before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as needed based on progress and preference.
Online sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation for skill practice, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat and messaging can be useful for brief check-ins or ongoing support between longer sessions. These options make it easier to keep regular contact and try new coping strategies without commuting.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English
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