Dr. JD Goates

Best for lawyers navigating shifts in faith and belonging

You may spend much of your professional life adapting to expectations, reading the room, and knowing how you are supposed to show up. Therapy can be a place to explore what happens when those expectations no longer fit. I support adults working through trauma, identity, relationships, sexuality, gender, faith transitions, and questions of belonging. My approach integrates relational-cultural, emotion-focused, and Liberation Psychology perspectives.

Lawyers who want to better understand how culture, relationships, and past experiences have shaped them may appreciate my focus on authenticity, emotional awareness, self-advocacy, and meaningful connection.

• Credentials: Psychologist Candidate #PSYC.00016359

• Specialty Areas: Trauma, queer and trans mental health, faith transitions, anxiety, depression, grief, emotional regulation, relational concerns