Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Career difficulties
- Depression
How William works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Pennsylvania
- Years in practice
- 14
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About William
William (Bill) Golden is a licensed professional counselor who helps people handle stress, anxiety, anger, and relationship struggles. He speaks plainly and focuses on practical steps people can use right away. Bill aims to make the first contact feel manageable for someone who is worried or unsure.
Bill brings 14 years of counseling experience and a calm, straightforward style. He creates a space where people can speak honestly about painful memories, career worries, or patterns that keep repeating.
Background and approach
In sessions he listens closely, reflects what he hears, and helps clients name the problems they want to change. His work draws on several well-known approaches. Cognitive behavioral techniques help spot and shift unhelpful thinking and behavior.
Client-centered methods keep the conversation focused on the person’s goals and values. Narrative ideas are used when people want to reframe difficult stories from their past. People come to Bill for many concerns including trauma and abuse, grief, addiction, LGBTQ issues, parenting stress, and challenges with attention or mood.
He also assists people who want coaching around life transitions and career decisions. He supports those dealing with eating, sleeping, intimacy, or self-esteem problems. Sessions are offered in English and can be scheduled according to the client’s needs.
Bill accepts clients who live in Pennsylvania and also works with international clients by online formats. He encourages a first conversation to see if his way of working feels like a good fit.
What William works with
Everything William lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in William's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Sex addiction
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches William lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How William blends therapy approaches online
Client-Centered Therapy is about following the person’s lead and building a respectful, empathic relationship. In practice this means the therapist focuses on what matters most to the client and helps them set their own goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at thinking and behavior patterns that keep problems going and introduces practical exercises to change them. CBT is often used for anxiety, anger, depression, and sleep or eating difficulties.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. William will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences and then suggest methods that fit. He treats this as a collaborative process where adjustments are made if something is not working.
Online therapy offers flexibility for different schedules and needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues help. Phone sessions work when less bandwidth or being off camera is preferable. Live chat and text-based messaging suit brief check-ins, daily tracking, or when typing feels easier than speaking. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, travel, or irregular routines while still keeping the therapy focused on concrete steps and progress.
Questions people ask about William
What concerns does Bill commonly address?
He helps people with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, relationship and intimacy concerns, grief, career issues, and parenting strain, among other topics.
What is his therapeutic style like?
Bill uses a straightforward, listening-first approach that focuses on practical steps. He balances active problem-solving with space for clients to tell their story.
How much clinical experience does he have?
He has 14 years of professional experience working in counseling roles and brings that background to his sessions.
What are his credentials and where is he based?
He is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, practicing in Pennsylvania.
Can I work with him if I live outside the United States?
Yes. He accepts international clients and can work across borders via online session formats.
Which session formats are offered?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on what fits the client.
How does payment and cost work?
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 him?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.