Hi, I’m Stephen Goodson, Sr., founder of Synergy Anger Management.

Non-judgmental. Compassionate. Empathic. Culturally competent.

I am a certified Substance Use Disorder counselor CATC IV, certified Anger Management Coach, and certified Parenting Coach practicing in Southern California. My education and professional background in both the Secular and Christian training gives me a unique and effective approach to counseling. I work to provide clients with tailored treatment plans that can be integrated into their daily lives.

I have a master’s level education in addiction counseling, and am an ordained minister in a non-denominal Christian setting.

Outside of private practice, I work as supervising addiction counselor for a non-profit organization at a state correctional facility. Certified in Thinking for a Change, Parenting Inside and Out, as an anger management facilitator from the Anger Management Institute, and Anger Management for the 21st Century.

I am a professional member of the American Counseling Association, National Association of Christian Ministers, NAADAC, The American Association of Christian Counselors. I am court-approved and a member of the National Association of Anger Management & the California Association of Anger Management and Substance Abuse Professionals (SAP) for DOT.

I look forward to working with you.