Azelia Goings , LISW

Azelia Goings is a licensed independent social worker with 19 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and life changes. She supports those dealing with relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting strain, grief, anger, self-esteem struggles, and career questions. Azelia also offers informed support around women’s issues, caregiver stress, ADHD, and alternative sexual cultures such as BDSM and kink.

She focuses on clear, respectful conversation. Sessions are shaped around each person’s needs and goals. Azelia uses straightforward language and practical strategies rather than jargon. People can expect a calm, nonjudgmental space to talk through hard choices and painful feelings.

Her approach blends client-centered listening with structured tools. She draws on cognitive behavioral techniques and skills from dialectical behavior therapy to help manage difficult thoughts and emotions. Mindfulness and motivational interviewing are also used to build awareness and sustain change.

Azelia frames therapy as a collaborative process. She helps people pick strategies that fit their daily life and work through setbacks without blame. The focus is on small, manageable steps that add up to real progress over time.

She works from Ohio and conducts sessions in English. People who prefer video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging can choose the format that best fits their schedule and communication style.

Approaches that translate well to online care

Azelia often uses client-centered work, which means she focuses on listening and following each person's lead to set goals and priorities. This approach helps when someone needs a supportive space to name feelings and test small changes.

She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions. CBT provides practical exercises and tools for managing anxiety, depression, and unhelpful thinking patterns, and these tools adapt easily to video or messaging sessions.

Finding the right approach is a team effort. Azelia will discuss goals and try methods that fit a person’s routine and preferences. She adjusts techniques if something isn’t working, so the plan stays aligned with real-life needs.

Online therapy offers a range of ways to connect, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper conversations and face-to-face interaction. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is low or someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging work well for quick check-ins, homework, or when a shorter, flexible touchpoint is helpful. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and different life situations.