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Cilicia Gooden, LCSW
Arizona
LCSW - Anxiety and Trauma
See online therapy options- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Trauma-focused tools
- Communication work
About Cilicia
Cilicia Gooden is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Arizona with eight years of clinical experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, bipolar disorder, and depression. She also attends to issues such as communication problems, postpartum depression, guilt and shame, and multicultural concerns. Her work centers on practical strategies people can use between sessions to feel steadier day to day.
She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and test small behavior changes. She also draws on EMDR for processing traumatic memories and on Motivational Interviewing to help when motivation feels stuck. Sessions tend to be focused and goal-oriented, with short exercises and clear next steps.
In session she helps people name patterns that keep them stuck, practice different responses, and track what changes. She offers concrete tools for managing mood swings and anxiety, and for improving communication with others. The emphasis is on skills people can try right away to reduce overwhelm.
Cilicia pays attention to how culture and lived experience shape feelings and relationships. She addresses concerns related to veteran and armed forces issues, prejudice and discrimination, and women’s health across pregnancy and postpartum. Her approach includes somatic techniques when body-based work can help regulate strong emotions.
Clients who want straightforward, structured work will find clarity about goals and a plan for progress. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session to review priorities and next steps.
How Cilicia uses structured approaches online
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people identify thoughts and behaviors that maintain anxiety or low mood. In brief, it breaks problems into small parts and tests new actions to see what changes. EMDR is used to process traumatic memories through guided attention and memory work, which can reduce the intensity of distress when trauma is a central concern.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Cilicia will collaborate with each person to decide which methods to try based on the person’s current needs, goals, and preferences. That means setting short-term goals, testing an approach for a few sessions, and adjusting the plan if something isn’t working.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - for example, shorter check-ins during a break, avoiding travel time, or choosing sessions that do not require being on camera. Licensed professionals can use structured tools and homework alongside conversations to keep progress moving between meetings.
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Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
8+ years
Listed in
Arizona
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address most often?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, bipolar disorder, and depression. Additional focuses include postpartum depression, communication problems, and multicultural concerns.
How does she use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
She uses CBT to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. Sessions include simple exercises and tracking to test what actually helps.
What is her clinical background?
She has eight years of clinical experience and practices as an LCSW in Arizona. That experience includes work with mood disorders and trauma-related concerns.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is an LCSW licensed in Arizona. Sessions are offered to people located in that state.
Which languages are used in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session to review goals and next steps.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
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