Richard Goldin

Richard Goldin is a licensed clinical social worker in Illinois, holding an LCSW credential with license number 149 - 009159, and he brings 23 years of experience to his work. He transitioned into mental health and addictions counseling in midlife after earlier careers in business and education; during that period a business startup failed and he experienced depression for the first time, which led him to seek help from a therapist. That personal experience of how shifting perspective can alter emotional outcomes motivated him to support others in challenging self-defeating beliefs and improving how they think and live.

His primary clinical approach centers on Cognitive and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, and his training in psychology and addiction counseling informs his practice. He focuses on helping people develop practical skills and the motivation to move through pain, loss, and suffering back toward more positive emotional states. For Richard, identifying personal values and living in accordance with them is a key path to greater well-being.

Richard also embraces spirituality in his own life, and he encourages attention to physical, emotional, and spiritual health as part of honoring the gift of life and cultivating gratitude, acceptance, and serenity.