John Goodhue

John brings a nuanced balance of compassion and challenge to his work, foregrounding warmth, humor, authentic curiosity, and sensitive but constructive engagement with difficult material. John's approach is largely informed by psychodynamic, existential, somatic, gestalt, and mindfulness principles. However, he believes that, more than any theory, it is the singular connection he builds with each client—and, in particular, the chance to explore and refine present and possibly unconscious interpersonal patterns occurring presently—that serves as the spark for lasting transformation.

John finds it an absolute honor to help clients gain greater awareness of how they may be reacting to echos from the past, unmoor from old and worn experiential regimes, access newer and truer selves in surprising ways, and find fresh and unfamiliar pockets of meaning and vivacity within familiar life.

John obtained his MA in Clinical Psychology at Antioch University and received initial training at San Fernando Valley Counseling Center where he worked with a variety of clients challenged by anxiety, depression, self-esteem issues, identity stress, familial and relational discord, creative and vocational blockages, trauma, grief/loss, life transitions, and existential/spiritual dilemmas. John also holds an MFA in Poetry from The University of Massachusetts Amherst. 

John is a Registered Associate Marriage and Family Therapist (#152397) working under the clinical supervision of Bonnie Rae, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (#91089). If you’d like to learn more about working with John, please feel free to reach out for a free phone consultation.