About Martin
Martin Godek is a licensed mental health counselor in New York with 20 years of experience. He focuses on helping people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, or anger. He also supports those dealing with relationship or intimacy struggles, grief, addiction, ADHD, and career or parenting concerns.
He creates a straightforward space where clients can say what they are thinking and feeling. Conversations are meant to be honest and down-to-earth, not full of jargon.
How Martin works
That helps people take the first steps toward change and greater well-being. Martin draws on approaches that emphasize the client's experience and practical skills. He uses client-centered methods to follow the person's lead and build trust.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy supply tools to manage strong emotions and change unhelpful thinking. He also incorporates mindfulness practice and trauma-focused work when needed. Those methods help people stay grounded, reduce reactivity, and process difficult memories at a pace that feels manageable.
Sessions are collaborative and paced to fit each person's needs. Martin works with adults on a wide range of concerns, including issues tied to family life, fatherhood, and feelings of emptiness or isolation. He aims to offer clear guidance and steady support while people learn skills and try new ways of coping.
Martin lists 5 ways of working on the entry:
What Martin works with
The areas below are the ones Martin selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- 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
Training and background
| Register | LMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 20 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New York |
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Online support options
Using practical approaches in online therapy
Client-centered work means the therapist follows the person's lead, asks questions, and helps people name what matters most to them. This style is useful when someone needs a calm, nonjudgmental space to sort out feelings and priorities.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on noticing patterns of thought and behavior and testing new ways of responding. It can help with anxiety, depression, stress, and managing unhelpful thinking in daily life. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, adds skills for handling intense emotions, improving relationships, and tolerating distress without acting impulsively.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, concerns, and comfort level. That might mean starting with client-centered conversations and adding CBT, DBT, or trauma-focused techniques as needed.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy fit into busy lives. Video works well for deeper discussions, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and messaging is useful for brief check-ins or midweek support. These options make it easier to keep consistent care and practice new skills between sessions.
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