Minnie Goode

MA, AMFT, APCC

IMAGO RELATIONSHIP THERAPIST, COUPLES, TEENS, BISEXUAL/PLURISEXUAL & GROUP THERAPIST

Hi there! I’m Minnie and I am so glad you are here.

Some therapists are very private and mysterious, preferring to keep personal details of their lives to themselves. Others are, well…more of an open book, and I am definitely more of the latter. However, therapy isn’t about the therapist, it’s about the client. I greatly value my clients’ time, which is why I’m going to tell you about myself here so we can focus on you during our sessions together.

I am 43, bisexual, have ADHD, and am very happily married to my very best friend (who also has ADHD). We’ve been together for 15 years, and bff’s for almost 20, but there was a rough patch in there where we sought couples therapy. I am so grateful to say it helped us tremendously. I have 2 dogs but am also a cat person, a plant person, a bird-watching person, an arts and crafts person, a music person, and a newly cured arachnophobic. I have tattoos, purple and blue hair, and I’m an Aquarius from Oregon but I’ve been in Los Angeles for over 20 years. I love animals, children, nature, camping by a river, riding my bicycle at night during the summer, and laughing. Laughter is medicine and you and I will definitely do it sometimes during our sessions.

I also love being a therapist. I love being with people, one on one, and listening to them. I love helping them to get to know themselves better, helping them overcome fears, hardships, traumas, and pain, and helping them to achieve great things in their lives. Every single time I am done with a session, I am overwhelmed by the love I have for this work. Truly. I feel so honored to get to be the person supporting my clients through some of the most difficult times in their lives and I do it with reverence, joy, hope, and deep empathy. I have overcome quite a bit in my own life, and it is my greatest joy to be able to help others do the same.

My Clients & Approach

I really love working with pairs; whether you are in a romantic relationship or an important platonic one, I can help you get unstuck, feel closer, stop fighting and feel more like yourself. I am in the process of becoming certified as an Imago Relationship Therapist and you will probably hear me talk about Imago a lot. I deeply believe in its power to transform relationships of all kinds and I am excited to share what I know with you.

I also love group work and I run a bisexual support space called BiAF where the goal is connection, conversation, and building a much needed community. I also have another group called Supporting Postpartum Parents where I work with parents who are having trouble adjusting to life after a child arrives. I of course see individual clients as well. I absolutely love working with people in their teens and early 20’s who are just getting started in this world, as well as queer folx of any age.

I have walked many roads in my life, but the theme throughout has always been helping people, and specifically helping them with their relationships.

I hope that you will let me help you too.

Minnie Goode

Registered Associate Marriage and Family Therapist #139743 Registered Associate Professional Clinical Counselor #13920 Supervised by Kellum Lewis, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist CA lic. #42989