About Alan
Alan Hoffman is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) with 25 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship problems. He aims to make first conversations feel straightforward and human. He keeps sessions conversational and practical so people can start making changes quickly.
He uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and the Gottman Method to focus on skills and behavior changes. He also draws on Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, and Solution-Focused Therapy when useful.
How Alan works
These approaches guide concrete steps a person can try between sessions. Alan has experience with parenting concerns, adoption and foster care issues, blended family situations, and family of origin problems. He also addresses substance use, codependency, infidelity, and isolation or loneliness.
He pays attention to how life roles and past experiences shape current struggles. His style is goal-oriented and short-term when possible. Sessions often end with practical suggestions, brief exercises, or short reading and video recommendations to practice at home.
This helps people build momentum between meetings. Alan served in the U.S. Army and mentions family life and recreational sailing as part of who he is.
Those experiences inform his work alongside his graduate training in Marriage and Family Therapy. He sees clients in Washington and conducts sessions in English.
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What Alan works with
The areas below are the ones Alan selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Adoption and foster care
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LMFT |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 25 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Washington |
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Online support options
How practical approaches translate to online therapy
Alan uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and try small behavior changes that reduce stress and anxiety. The Gottman Method is used for relationship-focused work and emphasizes communication skills and concrete exercises couples can practice between sessions.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work collaboratively to choose methods that match a person’s goals and situation, and will adjust strategies over time based on what is most helpful.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction for skills practice and demonstrations. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit more easily into a work break. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, quick coaching moments, or when someone prefers writing to speaking. These formats make it easier to schedule sessions, keep momentum between appointments, and use short exercises during a busy week.
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