Max Golding
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT (he, him)
Verified by Psychology Today Verified by Psychology Today
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Let's Connect (805) 427-8722
Available both in-person and online
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Almost as good a therapist as chatGPT but I waste less water than a data center! Hit me up if you’re a high conflict couple and you’re fighting too much, or an individual and you’re fighting with (parts of?) yourself (or others?) in your head too much. I’m foundationally "humanistic-existentialist", meaning I join you on your journey with curiosity/authenticity/empathy, and help you become more confidently you through a relational process. But I'm trained in lots of acronyms: Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing (EMDR) Internal Family Systems (IFS), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT).
All that acronym stuff can help you heal from past trauma, current confusion/conflicts within yourself, get intense/destructive behaviors/emotions under control. I also like to dig deeply into helping you understand the cultural/political-economic context you're in, if you're into that kinda thing. We live in a society not just in our minds, right?
Reach out to me if you wanna jump on the phone for 10-15m to see if we're a good fit - email is best! - but also keep in mind I get a lot of inquires so my first response is a copy pasted email with a form asking you to put down what insurance you have / self pay amount you can afford / scheduling preferences. Getting that done before the call saves us time.
Call or Email Max Golding now for a free 15 minute consultation - (805) 427-8722
Let's Connect (805) 427-8722
Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $200
- Couple Sessions $200
- Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible
Payment Methods
Cash, Health Savings Account, Mastercard, Paypal, Venmo, Visa, ZelleInsurance
- Blue Shield
- BlueCross and BlueShield
- CenCal
- Cottage
- Medi-Cal
- Out of Network
Max Golding
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Check fees and, if listed, ask to verify your insurance coverage. Email or (805) 427-8722
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of California / LMFT113852 Max Golding
- In Practice for 11 years
- Attended Antioch University, Santa Barbara, MA, Graduated 2016
Education and Years In Practice
Max Golding
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Feel free to ask about qualifications and training experience. Email or (805) 427-8722
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Trauma and PTSD
- Anxiety
- Depression
Expertise
- Addiction
- ADHD
- Alcohol Use
- Anger Management
- Antisocial Personality
- Behavioral Issues
- Bipolar Disorder
- Body Image
- Borderline Personality (BPD)
- Child
- Chronic Impulsivity
- Climate anxiety
- Codependency
- Coping Skills
- Dissociative Disorders (DID)
- Domestic Abuse
- Domestic Violence
- Drug Abuse
- Family Conflict
- Gambling
- Grief
- Hoarding
- Impulse Control Disorders
- Infidelity
- Internet Addiction
- Life Coaching
- Marital and Premarital
- Men's Issues
- Mood Disorders
- Narcissistic Personality (NPD)
- Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
- Parenting
- Personality Disorders
- Political anxiety
- Polyamory & ENM
- Relationship Issues
- School Issues
- Self-Harming
- Sex-Positive & Kink Friendly
- Sexual Addiction
- Spirituality
- Stress
- Substance Use
- Suicidal Ideation
- Teen Violence
- Thinking Disorders
- Veterans
- Video Game Addiction
Max Golding
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Do these issues align with your needs? Email or (805) 427-8722
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Client Focus
Age
Children (6 to 10) ,
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Family
Communities
Bisexual Allied ,
Blind Allied ,
Gay Allied ,
HIV / AIDS Allied ,
Immuno-disorders ,
Intersex Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Non-Binary Allied ,
Queer Allied ,
Racial Justice Allied ,
Sex Worker Allied ,
Single Parent ,
Transgender Allied
Age
Children (6 to 10) ,
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Family
Communities
Bisexual Allied ,
Blind Allied ,
Gay Allied ,
HIV / AIDS Allied ,
Immuno-disorders ,
Intersex Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Non-Binary Allied ,
Queer Allied ,
Racial Justice Allied ,
Sex Worker Allied ,
Single Parent ,
Transgender Allied
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
- EMDR
- Existential
- Family / Marital
- Family Systems
- Humanistic
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
- Person-Centered
- Trauma Focused
Max Golding
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Call or Email me for a free 15 minute consultation now - (805) 427-8722