Dr. Sally Goh, LPC
Therapist who helps rewrite life stories
Details
| Name | Dr. Sally Goh |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LPC |
| Based in | Virginia |
| Licensed in | South Carolina, Virginia, Georgia |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 10 |
About Sally
Dr. Sally Goh is a licensed professional counselor who brings ten years of clinical experience to her practice in Virginia. She combines a relationship-focused, person-centered stance with practical methods to help people who feel stuck, overwhelmed, or burned out.
Dr. Goh aims to create a trusting space where clients can talk through what matters most to them. She has worked in community-based and addiction counseling settings and has a background mentoring and training other counselors.
Background and approach
That experience shapes a calm, steady approach in sessions. Dr. Goh uses Narrative Therapy alongside cognitive behavior strategies to help people reorganize the stories they tell about themselves.
Her work often addresses stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, grief, and substance-related concerns. She also supports work on sleep problems, anger, self-esteem, career questions, and life transitions. Additional focuses include attachment concerns, caregiver stress, chronic illness, codependency, and issues tied to family of origin.
Dr. Goh favors practical steps a person can use between meetings. Clients learn tools for setting boundaries, asserting needs, and managing difficult emotions.
She helps people identify strength and meaning in their life stories so they can move forward with greater confidence. Sessions are offered in English and are available to international clients. She holds licenses as an LPC in South Carolina, Georgia, and Virginia and integrates several therapeutic approaches tailored to each person.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Depression among the things Sally works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Sally among the ways she works.
- Attachment-Based Therapy: Listed by Sally among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Sally among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Sally among the ways she works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Sally among the ways she works.
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): Listed by Sally among the ways she works.
- Existential Therapy: Listed by Sally among the ways she works.
- Imago Relationship Therapy: Listed by Sally among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Sally among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Sally among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Sally among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Sally among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Sally directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Sally directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How narrative and ACT approaches work online
Dr. Goh often uses Narrative Therapy to help people reframe the stories they live by and make different choices. Narrative work focuses on separating the person from a problem and finding alternative meanings that support change.She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, which helps people identify values, accept difficult thoughts and feelings, and take action toward what matters. Attachment-Based ideas are sometimes used to look at how early relationship patterns influence present reactions, and to build healthier ways of relating to others.
Deciding on the right approach is part of the process and is done together. The therapist will learn about goals, preferences, and daily routines before suggesting methods. That makes it easier to try an approach and adjust it over time if needed.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text messaging to fit different needs. Video calls allow fuller conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, live chat or messaging can be useful for shorter check-ins and ongoing coaching. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or travel schedules.
Common questions about this listing
What concerns does Dr. Goh help address?
She helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, grief, and relationship or family-related struggles, plus issues like sleep problems and anger.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is relationship-driven and person-centered, with a practical focus. Sessions aim to be collaborative and to produce clear steps people can use between meetings.
What experience does she bring to sessions?
She has ten years of professional experience and has worked in community-based and addiction counseling roles, as well as mentoring other counselors.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) with licenses in South Carolina, Georgia, and Virginia and practices from Virginia.
Which languages and international options are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Therapy can take place by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on client preference.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
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