Hi, I'm Michael Goddard, PsyD.
I'm a licensed clinical psychologist working with adolescents and adults navigating anxiety, life transitions, and the quieter kinds of struggle. My approach draws on mindfulness-based practice and a focus on values-driven, meaningful action, rather than symptom relief alone.
My background
I trained at Antioch University New England, where my doctoral work concentrated on child and adolescent psychology, and I completed my clinical training at Kennedy Krieger Institute, a Johns Hopkins-affiliated academic medical center. Along the way, my clinical experience has spanned hospitals, inpatient units, correctional settings, and community mental health, working with people at some genuinely difficult points in their lives, from acute crisis to the slower work of everyday adjustment.
What draws me to mindfulness-based and acceptance-oriented approaches is their honesty. They don't promise the discomfort will disappear, only that it doesn't have to be the thing steering the car.
I've also lived and worked in a number of countries across several continents, drawn to living and practicing outside the familiar. That experience has shaped a genuinely cross-cultural approach to my work. I don't assume a single cultural template for what a good life or a healthy family looks like, and I bring that same openness to clients navigating transitions, relocation, or life between cultures.
My therapeutic style
Sessions with me tend to be collaborative rather than tightly scripted. I bring structure when it's useful, but I'm listening for what actually matters to you underneath the presenting problem. I pay close attention to what's happening here and now, in the room, not just what's being reported about the week. Expect me to be warm, direct, and willing to name things plainly, while leaving room for you to find your own footing rather than being told what to do. Some sessions will focus on concrete skills; others will feel more exploratory. Both are part of the same work.