About Richard
Richard Goggin is a licensed independent clinical social worker (LICSW) with 30 years of experience helping people face stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and relationship and intimacy concerns. He speaks plainly and focuses on practical steps people can use right away.
Richard offers a steady presence and straightforward guidance for those coping with life changes or struggling with addiction, ADHD, or work and parenting pressures. He draws on a background that includes clinical therapy, time as a hospital chaplain, and work coaching high school athletes.
How Richard works
That mix shapes a style that balances listening with clear guidance. Sessions often include talking through problems, identifying patterns, and practicing skills to change unhelpful habits. Richard uses client-centered work to follow what matters to each person, and he brings cognitive behavioral tools to challenge thoughts and try new behaviors.
He also uses existential ideas to help people find meaning and mindfulness practices to reduce reactivity and improve focus. People may come for help with family of origin issues, fatherhood concerns, first responder stress, chronic illness, or end-of-life questions. He also supports those dealing with abandonment, codependency, anger, guilt and shame, and compassion fatigue.
Richard is based in Massachusetts and conducts sessions in English. His approach is collaborative and paced to each person. He aims to make therapy understandable and useful, with concrete goals and homework when it helps.
That combination of experience and a practical style guides the work from the first session onward.
Richard lists 7 ways of working on the entry:
What Richard works with
The areas below are the ones Richard selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LICSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 30 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Massachusetts |
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Online support options
How Richard’s approaches work online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following what matters most to the person. The therapist asks questions, reflects what is said, and helps people discover their own solutions for issues like relationship stress and self-esteem. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical exercises to reduce anxiety, manage mood, and change unhelpful behavior.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. That conversation guides whether sessions emphasize listening and presence, skill-building with CBT, or meaning-focused exploration from existential ideas so care is tailored and collaborative.
Online sessions use video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy fit daily life. Video lets people read expressions and hold longer conversations, phone can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, live chat and messaging offer quick check-ins or ongoing written reflection. These options make it easier to schedule sessions around work, caregiving, or other commitments and to keep steady progress over time.
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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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