About Alan
Alan Wong is a licensed clinical social worker with 14 years of experience helping people manage anxiety, stress, trauma, and related concerns. He practices in California and uses clear, practical methods to guide conversations and form a plan with each person. He draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which focuses on changing unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns.
Sessions are straightforward and goal oriented, with homework and skill practice when that fits someone’s needs.
Background and approach
Alan adapts pace and style to be respectful and direct. His work covers a broad set of concerns including depression, anger, grief, sleep problems, ADHD, addictions, and compassion fatigue. He also supports people dealing with career stress, self-esteem struggles, and major life changes.
Additional focus areas include attachment and family of origin issues, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and first responder issues. In sessions he aims to be sensitive and practical. Conversations center on what’s happening now and what small steps can reduce distress.
He emphasizes collaboration so the plan reflects each person’s goals and limits. People who choose to work with him can expect a mix of talking, skill teaching, and concrete tasks to practice between meetings. He frames therapy as a process that takes courage and offers steady support while people try new ways of coping.
How CBT and remote sessions work together
Alan primarily uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which focuses on identifying thinking patterns that contribute to anxiety and stress and then testing new ways of thinking and acting. CBT is useful for worries, panic, sleep problems, anger, and many mood concerns because it breaks problems into clear steps to practice.In online work he keeps the approach collaborative. He will review goals, try different techniques, and adjust the plan together so the approach fits what the person wants and how they live. Figuring out the best method is part of the first weeks of work rather than a one-time decision.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls let people use visual cues and longer conversations. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is low or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief updates, on-the-go support, or practicing skills between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving, or travel while keeping a steady course toward goals.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- 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
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 14 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
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