About R.
R. Brian Goodwin is a Licensed Professional Counselor who brings 23 years of experience helping people handle worry, low mood, and life transitions. He centers his work on practical steps that reduce anxiety and lift self-esteem.
He talks plainly and aims to make sessions a steady place to process difficult feelings. He focuses on depression, anxiety, stress, and social anxiety and phobia. He also supports people working through grief, loneliness, and the effects of seasonal mood changes.
Background and approach
There is particular attention to LGBT concerns, including issues of shame, guilt, and learning self-love. In sessions he listens first, then helps set clear goals. He uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide conversations and to build coping skills.
That can mean practicing ways to handle panic, adjusting daily routines that affect mood, or trying new approaches to ease social fear. He aims to help people discover a sense of purpose and rebuild connections that feel meaningful. Work often includes examining unhelpful self-talk, building small behavior changes, and practicing communication or coping strategies.
The emphasis is on steady progress rather than quick fixes. Brian practices in Georgia and offers sessions in English. He frames therapy as a collaborative process and supports clients who want practical tools and clearer direction during hard times.
Practical approaches and online care
Brian uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on real-life change. One common approach helps people identify and change unhelpful thought patterns that increase anxiety and depression; it teaches skills to test negative thoughts and try alternative ways of thinking. Another approach emphasizes behavioral changes - establishing routines, pleasant activities, and exposure to feared situations to reduce avoidance and build confidence. Both approaches are useful for panic, social anxiety, seasonal mood shifts, and low mood.Deciding which method fits best is part of the work together. He will discuss goals, preferences, and what has worked or not worked before, then try approaches that match those needs. The process is collaborative, with adjustments made based on how a person responds over time.
Online therapy offers flexible options that can fit different schedules and needs. Video calls let you see facial cues and have a longer session, phone sessions work if bandwidth is limited, live chat is good for quicker check-ins, and text-based messaging supports brief reflections between sessions. These formats make it easier to keep therapy consistent while fitting sessions into busy days.
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- Experience
- 23 years
- Licensed
- Georgia
- Languages
- English