You don’t have to try to navigate life’s challenges alone.
Professional, compassionate and effective therapy for adults, couples, children and teens. When anxiety or depression feel overwhelming, relationships feel strained or past experiences limit you, find a place to feel heard, work through what’s troubling you and move forward toward the life you want with greater confidence.
- Confidential. Supportive. Respectful. Here for you.
30 Years of Clinical Experience
Helping Individuals, Children, Teens, Couples & Families
Evidence-Based Approach
Proven therapeutic interventions that work
Confidential & Secure
Your privacy and trust are always (HIPAA) protected
Personalized Care
A tailored approach for your unique journey
My Specialties
Individual Therapy
Feeling sad, lost, fearful, or angry, losing hope or finding it difficult to feel good about yourself… A need to talk openly about anxiety, self-doubt, and the negative experiences that still affect you.. A chance to grow into the person you want to be.
Couples Counseling
Arguments that go nowhere, feeling unheard or loss of love, struggling to say what you need… A safe space to open up, evidence-based interventions to help partners navigate arguments, improve communication, rebuild emotional closeness, and restore the care, trust, and love in your lives.
Children and Teens
Struggling with school, friends, bullying, ADHD, Autism, cutting, fear, social media, anger or defiance. Guidance for the next generation, facing social stress, family changes, or school difficulties, using talk and play therapy, and creative approaches to solve these issues and feel better about yourself, and helping parents make this a positive experience for everyone.
Anxiety and Depression
The overall sense that something bad will happen, fear of driving or social anxiety, sadness, feeling lost and alone, negative expectations of the future. A place to feel safe and explore these negative, underlying thoughts and feelings and begin the journey toward the life you want,
Trauma and PTSD/c-PTSD
Unresolved childhood trauma and abuse, life-threatening experiences, triggered reactions, panic attacks, night terrors, events that can impact your daily life and well-being. Using Exposure Therapy to move through the trauma and reduce the negative symptoms.
Life Transitions
Support the emotional upheavals and stress that can occur when you are an adoptee, lose family members as a child, enter college, marry, become a parent, divorce, experience severe illness, change careers, retire or move into your elder years.
Meet Your Therapist
I’m a licensed psychotherapist with almost three decades of experience supporting change for adults, children, and teens. I combine warmth, curiosity, and clinical understanding to help you feel heard, gain insight, build resilience and create meaningful, lasting change.
Larry Goodman, LMFT
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist #38345
Meaningful change begins with feeling heard and understood.
When life feels overwhelming, knowing where to begin can be difficult. My role is to help you find that starting point by offering a safe, supportive space to talk openly about what’s troubling you, so that you feel understood.
Together, we’ll explore how your experiences have shaped your view of yourself and affected you, your relationships and the quality of your life. We will develop an approach that helps you move toward your goals – that is collaborative and draws on evidence-based techniques to help you express your needs, build self-acceptance, develop healthier relationships and achieve the goals you want.
Whether you’re facing anxiety, relationship struggles or a life transition, you don’t have to face it alone.
Let’s take the next step together.
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Common Questions
FAQs
Where can we meet?
We can meet in person at my La Quinta office or meet online anywhere in California, using telemedicine, from the comfort of your own home, car or at work.
How often will we have sessions?
Sessions usually take place weekly to support steady progress. More frequent sessions may be helpful during difficult periods, depending on your needs.
How long does therapy take?
Psychotherapy is a process that helps you change long-held beliefs and fears that you may not even be aware of, that have restricted your growth and happiness. I encourage allowing at least 12 sessions to give the process time to begin, to explore what is troubling you, and notice how you are changing.. Change is not always on a “straight line upwards.” There can be immediate insights and improvement followed by slower, deeper changes that improve the value of your life.
Can I use my insurance?
The practice is considered “out of network” (OON) however, I can provide you with superbills for possible insurance reimbursement. Coverage depends on your insurance plan You must have a PPO plan, HMO plans will not reimburse you. Couples therapy is usually not reimbursed by most insurance companies. The practice does not participate in Medicare.
What do sessions cost?
Individual, teen, and family appointments are $200 for 50 minute sessions. Couples appointments are $300 for 75 minutes. Longer sessions are prorated at the stated rate. I offer an income-based sliding scale.
How can I pay?
I accept Zelle, credit cards, and cash. Payment is due when the session begins unless arranged otherwise.
How can I get in touch?
You can leave a voicemail at 760-766-1622 for a return call. I will receive an immediate text and return the call as soon as possible. I am unavailable between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. For emergencies, call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room.