Therapist profile
Dr. Sally Goh, LPC
Virginia
Licensed Professional Counselor - Anger and Trauma
Continue with SallyKey details
- CredentialsLPC
- LicenseLPC, South Carolina / 8611; LPC, Virginia / 0701008863; LPC, Georgia / LPC010970
- NPI1487258364
- Experience10 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationVirginia
About
- ACT informed
- CBT skills
- Attachment focus
About Sally
Dr. Sally Goh is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with ten years of clinical experience. She holds LPC credentials in South Carolina, Georgia, and Virginia. She focuses on common concerns such as stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, grief, sleep problems, anger, self-esteem, career issues, and coping with life changes.
Before private practice, she worked as a community-based and addiction counselor and later became a counselor educator. That background informs her practical approach to therapy and her interest in mentoring other counselors.
Her style is relationship-driven and person-centered. In sessions she uses cognitive behavioral tools and emotion-focused skills to help people manage strong feelings and interrupt unhelpful patterns. She talks through concrete steps for setting boundaries, practicing assertiveness, and handling interpersonal conflict.
People who feel stuck, overwhelmed, or frozen by emotional pain can expect step-by-step work. The focus is on using existing strengths to process traumatic events, reduce shame and guilt, and rebuild confidence. Dr. Goh emphasizes restoring everyday functioning rather than abstract theories.
She also draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shape current responses. That helps when anger, control issues, or difficulties with commitment and communication trace back to family patterns. Her background in addiction counseling supports work around substance use and coping strategies.
Dr. Goh offers sessions in English and accepts international clients. Costs vary by location and use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches and how online sessions work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts without getting swept up by them and then commit to actions that reflect personal values. It can help with anger by shifting focus from fighting feelings to choosing effective behavior. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical strategies to change unhelpful thinking and behavior. CBT is useful for stress, anxiety, anger, and sleep problems.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to test methods and see what fits best. That can mean starting with CBT skills for immediate symptom relief, then adding ACT or attachment-based ideas to address longer-standing patterns.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit counseling into a busy schedule, shorten commute time, and allow check-ins during breaks. They can also allow shorter or focused meetings when phone calls are better for bandwidth or when not being on camera helps. Licensed professionals can adapt techniques like behavioral experiments, homework, and skills training to an online setting so work continues between sessions.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
10+ years
Listed in
South Carolina, Virginia, Georgia
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address related to anger?
She works with anger alongside stress, trauma, relationship problems, and sleep or substance use issues. Anger is treated as part of broader emotional and interpersonal patterns.
How would she approach temper and emotional reactivity?
She uses cognitive behavioral techniques and DBT-informed skills to help people recognize triggers and practice calmer responses. Work is practical and step-by-step.
What is her clinical background and experience?
She has ten years of professional experience and a background as a community-based and addiction counselor, plus work as a counselor educator and mentor.
Which credentials and region apply to her practice?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with licenses in South Carolina, Georgia, and Virginia and practices from Virginia.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients. Confirm time zones when scheduling.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography did not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How does cost and payment work?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Exact pricing depends on your location.
What are the first steps to get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.