About Alan
Alan Wong uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people manage difficult emotions and make practical changes. He is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker - LCSW based in California with 14 years of experience. He focuses on clear, down-to-earth conversations that lead to real steps forward.
He works with stress, anxiety, and depression, and helps people cope after trauma or abuse. He also addresses anger, addiction, sleep problems, and challenges with self-esteem or career stress.
How Alan works
Alan helps people dealing with bipolar concerns, ADHD, grief, and big life transitions. Alan pays attention to patterns that come from early family experiences and attachment problems. He also supports people facing caregiver strain, chronic illness or pain, codependency, commitment and control issues, and feelings of emptiness.
First responder issues and reactions to disasters are included among his focus areas. In sessions he uses practical CBT techniques to identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors. He aims to make therapy straightforward and goal-focused, with tools people can use between sessions.
He adapts conversations and plans to fit each person’s situation. People who choose him can expect a respectful, direct approach that emphasizes skills practice and clear next steps. His style is practical and compassionate, with an emphasis on steady progress over time.
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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
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 14 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
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Online support options
Using CBT to Help You Online
Alan primarily uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, a hands-on approach that helps people spot unhelpful thoughts and test new ways of thinking and acting. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, anger, and many stress-related concerns and teaches specific exercises you can practice between sessions.The process of finding the right approach is collaborative. Alan will work together with each person to match strategies to their goals, needs, and daily routines. He adapts CBT tools to fit what a person wants to change and checks in regularly to see what is working and what needs to shift.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video lets you use visual cues and longer conversations, phone sessions can be a simpler way to check in, live chat enables shorter exchanges during a busy day, and messaging works well for ongoing support between scheduled appointments. These options help people fit therapy into work, caregiving, or other responsibilities while keeping the focus on practical progress.
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