About Me
My formal education has prepared me to counsel individual adults, adolescents, and children; groups; couples; parents; and families. I have completed specific course work in working with at-risk youth, LGBTQ population, individual with gender related issues, chemically dependent individuals, individuals/group in crisis situations, and clients with personality disorders. Currently, I hold a doctorate in professional counseling and a license of professional counseling. I currently work as a director of therapeutic service and student support service for a achievement school district in the Delta of Mississippi.
Counseling Background
I have worked with the following populations: Elderly (Caring Days, Community Counseling Services), Intellectually Disable (Community Counseling Services), At-risk youth children/adolescents with behavioral, emotional, and psychiatric issues (Diamond Grove Center), addicts, and college population. As previously stated, I offer individual, group, and family services to individual with personal, behavioral, emotional, and psychiatric issues. My theoretical orientation is Reality Therapy, which is cognitive based in its approach, due to my alignment with William Glasser perspective on human nature and behavior. His beliefs align with not helping people find defenses for their negative or inappropriate behaviors, but helping them acknowledge their behavior as being inappropriate or negative and then to learn how to act in a more logical and productive manner.
Specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Depression
Relationship issues , Trauma and abuse , Grief , Intimacy-related issues , Parenting issues , Anger management , Self esteem , Career difficulties , Bipolar disorder , Coping with life changes , Coaching , Compassion fatigue , ADHD , Read more...
Clinical approaches:
Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy
Services Offered
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Reviews
These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Dr. Aurthur Goodwin. We don’t pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with BetterHelp might be different.
He’s the best and you will not regret having a mental health professional like him on your side. I survived a very difficult time in my life thanks to him.
Seriously so helpful beyond words. Always willing to listen and to allow conversation naturally flow!
My experience with Aurthur has been excellent. Over my 56 years on this earth I have had retained the services of 3 different therapists at various periods in my life and Aurthur is by far the most effective. I feel that he keeps it real and authentic and has both real life as well as extensive professional experience under his belt . I also feel that he is ethical and he is both a caring individual while being a good professional. I would highly recommend Aurthur without question.
Good guy
Really appreciate Dr. Goodwin's expertise. But, more than that, I like that he is supportive and it always feels like he is on my side, even during tough conversations.
Dr. Goodwin is understanding with a no bs approach. I really like talking with him, he’s helped me move past some things and reconcile with others.
I have been with Dr. Goodwin for over a year now and he is simply the best of the best! His God-given insight and intuition add greatly to his clinical expertise. I feel he is very in tune with my issues and needs and offers excellent, practical feedback and advice. I am incredibly grateful to have him as a crucial part of my support network!
He is kind, compassionate, understanding, funny and will make you think. I appreciate his feedback and value his guidance.
Aurthur is my hero
Dr. Goodwin has remain reliable and consistent in providing counseling. He is knowledgeable and offers helpful feedback and resources pertaining to our discussions. It feels comforting to know that I can easily connect with him.
Knowledgeable, professional and allows me to express myself in a safe environment while providing another perspective with actionable suggestions for me to grow.
I was matched with Dr. Goodwin when I realized that I was unable to manage PTSD from a toxic job on my own. He's friendly, knowledgeable, offers new ways of thinking about problems, and that results in solutions that make navigating life easier. I've stayed on for months as new life problems emerged and his advice has been priceless. He is absolutely fantastic.
Dr. Goodwin is one of the most empathic, friendly and understanding people I have ever had the pleasure to meet.
He has been a very effective and positive therapist for me. I have really appreciated his warm energy and sense of humor. He is definitely an amazing person and one of the best therapists I have had.
He is easy to talk to and caring and his advice/feedback is exactly right and what I needed to hear! We match well for our sessions and its been great, I am thankful :))
He’s amazing. I don’t know what I’d do without him honestly!
Dr. Goodwin in my opinion asked/prompted me with the appropriate questions for guidance. He has attempted various types of exercises with me that enabled me to think differently or with fresh perspectives. I appreciate that he checks up on me or sends me motivational quotes/messsages. He is a very good listener overall, and also has a very soothing voice. Thanks Dr. Goodwin.
Dr. Goodwin is kind and patient and males me feel at ease.
Dr. Goodwin is an inciteful and caring therapist who listens and offers guidance when needed. He also challenges you in this process to learn and grow.
Dr. Goodwin is a great counselor!
Dr Goodwin is authentic in his listening and responses to me. I have already seen big differences in myself and my life. More happiness…. I could not be more grateful
I was definitely a little unsure about signing up for Better Help in the first place and very unsure if speaking to someone would actually be helpful.
I was matched with Dr. Goodwin shortly after signing up and my concerns were quickly put at ease. He's an exceptional listener and recommender, always making sure to take everything you have to say on board before he speaks. He's great at getting into the small details that you say, or don't, and offering constructive approaches to fixing your problems. He never tells you what you need, but tells you how to find it which I really appreciate. He's been a great supporter of mine and I couldn't recommend him enough.
Dr. Goodwin seems to have communication lapses. He is not timely with responding and it is very difficult to get on his schedule. I’m in a middle of a crisis, and unfortunately not receiving any compassion or availability on his schedule.
The experience is new still, but I feel understood and heard. It means everything to me who doesn’t feel this way in my general life.
Been with Aurthur for about 3 months, he was consistently understanding and respectful in communication. He provided plenty of great insight to improve my anxiety-prone mindset + my queer & LDR relationship. I feel much more confident working on myself moving onwards. There is always a lot to do, and I can always count on Aurthur to help steer me in the correct path.
Excellent approach to mental health
Dr. Goodwin has been the biggest help to me in everything that I have been struggling with. What I appreciate is that he keeps me accountable, truly listens, and helps guide me to reframe how I’m thinking about a situation. I feel so fortunate to have found such a wonderful therapist!
AMAZING
Very personable, understanding, and conversational.
Dr Goodwin, Arthur as he likes to be called has given me the tools mentally to help overcome the difficulties that I’ve been going through in my life right now and he has given me the belief that I can achieve any that I need to inderpenantly. Thank you Arthur
Dr Goodwin is very professional and efficient. I feel that he listens to me and has got my back. I would not hesitate to refer him to a potential client.
This was my first time being vulnerable with anybody. I wasn’t too sure about the whole therapy or counseling thing but after the pandemic I thought, “why not?” It’s really helped a lot. Dr. Goodwin is amazing at listening and providing eye-opening advice, he creates this judgment free zone that still feels caring and kind. I recommend him if you want to feel like you’re talking with a friend who isn’t going to just hype you up through situations where you might be in the wrong — kind evaluation is how I view it, not so much criticism.
I’ve only participated in betterhelp for about a month now but already I feel like I’ve been incorporating what I’ve talked about with Dr. Goodwin in my present day life.
Aurthur is that friendly listener who listens to everything you’re saying. He has been wonderful to talk with for these past few months.
Approachable, knowledgeable, and dedicated are all ways I'd describe Dr. Goodwin. He immediately took steps towards improving my quality of life with thorough work.
Really pleased after my first session and looking forward to continuing to work together.
Dr. Goodwin is a godsend. He has been an angel in a very dark place for me these past few months, and I would refer him to anyone who has or has had issues to go over that may be weighting down their lives.
Thank you for being there for me.
Andro
Dr Goodwin is professional, kind and caring. He really listens and pays attention to you and your issues. I would highly recommend him.
Dr Arthur is a wonderful person and so easy to talk to. You can see from his life experience that he is able to relate to any situation with compassion and understanding. Thanks for all that you do.
Dr. Arthur Goodwin made me feel comfortable from the very first session. He is always there just to listen me talk about my feelings and things that are going on in my life. He has helped me a lot in just this short amount of time that I have been meeting with him. I would highly recommend him as a councillor!!!
Wonderful person. Listens to me, takes care in the things he says to me,
Persistant and caring...
Arthur is extremely attentive and always takes time to push me to work on myself. He doesn’t just validate everything he encourages me to find the truth in everything and be real.
My experience with Dr. Goodwin was very positive overall. He was very welcoming and understanding with my struggles and concerns. I would highly recommend him to other BetterHelp users.
Arthur is attentive, supportive and compassionate. He's helped me tackle many of the issues and I've found myself on a path of improvement and self-actualization. Thank you Arthur!
Dr. Goodwin is so great I highly recommend him he’s a great listener very wise definitely one of the best
I just started working with Dr. Goodwin, but so far I've enjoyed it.
Within few sessions, Aurthur added a positive change to my life! Great listener, very passionate and caring. He is a life changer!
He was a perfect match for me!
They are fantastic. It has been helping me a lot to talk with Dr. Goodwin.
He has been listening and he has a pretty good idea on how to work with me. He has found ways that I am comfortable following. Overall a real good doctor!
So far the help I have received from him has made a very big impact in my life.. I’m still learning.. he supports me and he respects me in any decision I make and he has made it clear that the decision is ultimately mine but he will support me no matter what it is.. I have been to previous councelors who have told me what to do and what not to do..
Dr Goodwin is an excellent counseler. His method is very down to Earth. I also like that he gives additional reading to continue to work on things that we work on during our sessions. Highly recommend.