Darren Goodman
Practical, goal-focused counselling for adults
About Darren
Darren Goodman helps people manage stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression and major life changes. He also supports clients dealing with career difficulties, panic attacks, body image concerns and feelings of emptiness. Darren works in a straightforward way and aims to help people feel steadier and more able to cope day to day.
Darren uses clear, practical methods in sessions. He draws on Client-Centred Therapy to listen without judgement and to help people find their own solutions.
Background and approach
He also uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, which looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions link together and suggests simple steps to change unhelpful patterns. In therapy, Darren focuses on small, achievable goals. He often uses Solution-Focused ideas to identify what is already working and build on those strengths.
Motivational Interviewing helps when someone feels stuck and needs to find motivation to make changes. Darren has three years of experience and is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, listed as BACP. He works with adults in the United Kingdom and offers sessions in English.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Sessions are arranged through a subscription plan that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
Darren aims to create a calm, respectful space where people can talk things through and plan practical next steps.
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Sessions & fees
Approaches and online working together
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and understanding the person's view of their life. It helps people feel heard and encourages them to find their own solutions rather than being told what to do. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours interact and uses practical exercises to change unhelpful cycles; it is often used for anxiety, depression and panic.Choosing the right approach is usually a joint process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what has or hasn't worked before. Together they will try methods that suit the person's needs and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online therapy here uses video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to make counselling more flexible. Video works well for face-to-face conversation, phone can fit a short check-in or when bandwidth is limited, and messaging or live chat suits quick updates or people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving or other commitments while keeping the focus on practical change and steady progress.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
|---|---|
| Client ages | Adults, 18 and over |
| Fees | Subscription via BetterHelp, cancel anytime |
| Insurance | Not billed directly |
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Areas of focus
What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Emptiness
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 3 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
