James W. Goethel, LMFT
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
25 yrs experience
Updated August 30, 2026 How we verify
About
James W. "Jim" Goethel is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in San Diego, California, treating individuals, couples, families, and groups dealing with trauma, anxiety, depression, anger, loss, and addiction, with particular focus on veterans and active-duty service members.
Services
- Anxiety
- Trauma and PTSD
- Addiction
- Depression
- Anger management
- Substance use
- Family conflict
- Relationship issues
- Suicidal ideation
- Veterans' concerns
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- EMDR
- Family/Marital Therapy
- Family Systems
- Motivational Interviewing
- Person-Centered Therapy
- Solution-Focused Brief Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
State licenses
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California · License #44534 · LMFT Active
expires 2026-08-31
Sources
The facts on this page are drawn from 9 public sources and independently fact-checked before publication.
Psychology Today directory
- Full name, license number 44534, fees, insurance, specialties, modalities, populations, languages, bio quote, phone, address, years in practice (25) (psychologytoday.com)
practice/group site (Help Therapy)
- M.A./LMFT credential, professional background as juvenile-probation counselor and youth-services director, clinical focus areas, years in practice (17, conflicts with other sources) (helptherapy.com)
NPPES NPI registry
- NPI 1659888410 for James Walter Goethel, taxonomy Marriage & Family Therapist (106H00000X), practice address [redacted], enumeration date 2018-01-02, status Active (npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov)
Healthgrades directory
- License/NPI cross-reference, address, phone [redacted], zero reviews on file (healthgrades.com)
Sharecare directory
- Credential confirmation, address, insurance list, zero reviews on file (providers.sharecare.com)
Therapy Finder directory
- License number 44534 confirmation, 25 years experience, telehealth-only format, insurance list (therapyfinder.com)
Welli directory
- NPI cross-reference, address, active-patient status (welli.com)
Alignable business profile
- 23 years experience (conflicts with other sources), career background including Juvenile Probation, North County Lifeline Director of Youth Development, transition to private practice in 2018, veterans focus (alignable.com)
LinkedIn profile
- Identity confirmation (Goethel Jim, San Diego private practice), education at UC Irvine (1989-1994), Spanish language (linkedin.com)