About Clifford
Clifford Bough is a licensed clinical social worker with 18 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, addictions, mood disorders, and major life changes. He focuses on practical steps that make daily life feel more manageable. Clifford aims to create a respectful and humane space where people can talk through hard things and build coping skills.
His approach is straightforward and collaborative. Sessions are shaped around each person's needs and goals rather than a one-size-fits-all plan.
How Clifford works
He uses techniques drawn from client-centered work and cognitive behavioral strategies to address thoughts and behaviors that get in the way of feeling better. Clifford also draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how relationships affect emotions. Mindfulness tools and skills from dialectical behavior therapy are used when people need grounding, emotion regulation, or better communication habits.
He works with concerns including grief, anger, self-esteem, bipolar disorder, depression, panic, and compassion fatigue. Clifford has experience with a broad range of focus areas such as aging and geriatric issues, blended family challenges, substance use and co-occurring problems, communication difficulties, hoarding, infidelity, gender dysphoria, fatherhood issues, and veteran and armed forces concerns.
People can expect clear explanations of methods and steps to practice between sessions. Based in New York, Clifford offers flexible session formats like video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. He supports people who want coaching-style help as well as those looking for longer-term therapeutic work.
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What Clifford works with
The areas below are the ones Clifford selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Hoarding
- Infidelity
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 18 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New York |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches and online options
Clifford uses client-centered methods that focus on the person's experience and goals, creating space for people to lead the conversation and set priorities. This approach helps when someone needs validation, clearer direction, or coaching-style support.He also uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns. CBT is often useful for anxiety, depression, panic, and mood-related problems. Attachment-based ideas are brought in to understand how relationship patterns affect emotions and behavior, which can help with communication problems, grief, and long-standing interpersonal issues.
Finding the best mix of methods is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to choose approaches that match their goals, preferences, and what feels most useful in session. Adjustments are made over time based on progress and feedback.
Online therapy offers flexibility and easier fit into busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction, phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, live chat is handy for brief check-ins, and text-based messaging supports ongoing reflections between sessions. These options help people access care around work, caregiving, and other commitments while using the therapeutic methods that suit them best.
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