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Richard Goggin

Compassionate, practical therapy for life challenges

LICSW Massachusetts

Experience
30 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Family
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages
English
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About Richard

Richard Goggin is a licensed clinical social worker with three decades of experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, grief, depression, addiction, and relationship concerns.

Background and approach

He emphasizes practical tools alongside personal reflection, guiding clients to address life changes, intimacy-related challenges, parenting questions, career difficulties, and issues such as compassion fatigue and ADHD. His background includes work as a psychotherapist, a former hospital chaplain, and a high school athletic coach, which informs a blend of clinical skill and grounded, empathetic support.

Goggin integrates cognitive behavioral ideas with client-centered and existential perspectives to help clients reframe unhelpful thinking, clarify values, and strengthen everyday coping. He also uses mindfulness and motivational interviewing techniques when appropriate, tailoring methods to each person’s situation.

Based in Massachusetts and practicing in English, he offers several session formats to fit different needs, and subscription-based sessions can be scheduled or canceled according to availability.

Clients seeking aid with family of origin issues, fatherhood concerns, chronic illness or pain, codependency, loneliness, or life-purpose questions will find a clinician who attends to both practical strategies and deeper meaning in life. His approach aims to help people accept the past, manage future worries, and build the resilience to live more fully in the present.

Practical Therapeutic Approaches for Online Care



Richard Goggin often uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help clients identify and change unhelpful thinking patterns and develop concrete coping skills for anxiety, depression, and stress-related problems. He also draws on client-centered therapy, offering empathic listening and collaborative goal-setting so clients can explore what matters most to them and feel supported in making changes. Each approach emphasizes clear, practical steps as well as attention to the client’s personal values and experience.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with the client to determine which methods fit their goals and preferences, adjusting strategies over time to respond to what proves most helpful. That collaborative process helps ensure therapy stays focused and relevant to life circumstances.

Online formats available include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which allow flexibility in when and how clients engage. These options can make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, maintain continuity through life transitions, and access therapeutic support from home or other locations while working with a licensed professional.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does this therapist address?
Areas supported include stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, grief, depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, parenting, anger, self esteem, career challenges, bipolar disorder, and coping with life changes.
What is the therapeutic style and approach?
The approach combines client-centered care with cognitive behavioral techniques, existential reflection, mindfulness practices, motivational interviewing, and psychodynamic ideas to match interventions to each person’s needs.
How much experience does the therapist have?
The clinician brings 30 years of professional experience, including prior roles as a hospital chaplain and a high school athletic coach that contribute to his clinical presence.
Where is the therapist licensed and located?
He is licensed as an LICSW with credential details MA LICSW 118890 and practices in Massachusetts.
Are sessions available in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English, and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
Clients can meet by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to the therapist’s availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefDepression

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommunication problemsDivorce and separationEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisMood disordersWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Existential TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

30+ years

Licensed

Massachusetts

Languages

English