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About Lindsey
Lindsey Hoffman is an LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) practicing in Hawaii with four years of clinical experience. She focuses on parenting concerns, family conflict, postpartum mood changes, and life transitions. Lindsey also supports people coping with anxiety, depression, trauma, and stress.
She has worked with individuals from a range of backgrounds, including people connected to the military and members of the LGBTQ+ community. Her clinical work has included attention to adoption and foster care, attachment concerns, caregiver stress, and end-of-life issues. Lindsey also addresses attention difficulties, panic, social anxiety, and grief.
Lindsey uses straightforward, skills-based methods in sessions. She draws on cognitive behavioral therapy to help people spot patterns in thinking and try practical changes. She also uses EMDR for those processing trauma and mindfulness techniques to help manage anxiety and distress.
In sessions she starts by listening to current strengths and concerns. Then she helps set clear, achievable goals and checks in on progress. Treatment tends to be collaborative and focused on small, concrete steps that fit daily life.
People come to Lindsey when everyday parenting feels heavy, when relationships are strained, or when a recent change has left them unsettled. She aims to help adults sort priorities, build coping skills, and reduce overwhelming moments so they can handle responsibilities at home with more steadiness.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches Lindsey uses and online care
CBT, or cognitive behavioral therapy, focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and trying practical behavior changes. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and parenting-related stress because it breaks problems into small, testable steps.EMDR, or eye movement desensitization and reprocessing, is an approach used to help people process distressing memories and reduce their emotional intensity. It is commonly chosen when trauma or past events continue to cause strong reactions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Lindsey will discuss these methods with each person and decide together which fits best. That decision is based on the person’s needs, goals, and preferences, and can be adjusted as therapy progresses.
The therapist's biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Working remotely can also let someone choose a quieter time slot or an appointment that fits a work break. Lindsey will help plan a practical schedule that works with daily responsibilities.
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Experience
4+ years
Listed in
Hawaii
Languages
English
Questions
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What kinds of problems does she work with?
She works with parenting issues, family conflict, postpartum mood concerns, anxiety, depression, trauma, and life transitions.
What is her general approach in sessions?
She uses practical, skills-based methods such as cognitive behavioral therapy and EMDR, and she integrates mindfulness and solution-focused techniques.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has four years of experience as a social worker providing mental health support.
What credential does she hold and where is she located?
She is an LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) licensed in Hawaii and practices there.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How does payment work and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started if I want to schedule with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.