About Geoffrey
Geoffrey Faustman uses a direct, active, goal-focused style to help people move past anxiety, anger, depression, shame, and other issues that leave them feeling stuck. He keeps sessions practical and centered on clear goals. Geoffrey is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 11 years of experience and works from South Dakota.
He begins by clarifying four practical questions: what a person hopes to achieve, what they want to preserve, what they try to avoid, and what they want to eliminate.
How Geoffrey works
Those questions help map how thoughts, choices, and actions interact in everyday life. Sessions often focus on small changes that build toward bigger results. Geoffrey blends approaches that fit an individual's needs, using tools from cognitive behavioral work and values-based methods to reduce distress.
He emphasizes using a person’s existing strengths and everyday tools. Therapy is aimed at short- to mid-term progress rather than long-term dependency. Common concerns he addresses include stress, anxiety, relationship problems, low self-esteem, depression, coping with life changes, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy issues, anger, and career concerns.
He also pays particular attention to men's issues and LGBT-related challenges. Sessions are offered in English and delivered online through a range of formats. Geoffrey helps people set concrete goals, try new skills between meetings, and measure progress so decisions about next steps are clear.
Geoffrey lists 4 ways of working on the entry:
What Geoffrey works with
The areas below are the ones Geoffrey selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Men's issues
- Trauma and abuse
Training and background
| Register | LMFT |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 11 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | South Dakota |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
How evidence-based approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on identifying values and taking action that aligns with them while learning to live alongside difficult thoughts and feelings. It can help with anxiety, depression, and motivation by shifting attention toward meaningful behavior. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, behaviors, and feelings interact and uses practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns; this is often useful for anxiety, low mood, and anger. The Gottman Method offers straightforward skills for improving communication and managing relationship conflict, using clear exercises couples can practice between sessions.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Geoffrey will discuss goals and preferences, try methods that fit, and adjust the plan based on what helps. That way the approach evolves with progress rather than being fixed from the start.
Online sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexible options. Video calls let people work face-to-face from wherever they are. Phone sessions are useful when a quieter space or lower bandwidth is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging allow brief check-ins, focused homework review, or shorter sessions that fit into a busy day. These formats make it easier to balance therapy with work, family, and travel while keeping the focus on practical steps and measurable goals.
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A practical next step
Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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