About

Hi there, I'm Alan! My name is Alan Wong, and I am an LCSW having experience in helping clients with stress and anxiety, trauma and abuse, anger management, & depression. I am a certified therapist in Cognitive Behavior Therapy as certified by the Academy of Cognitive and Behavior Therapies. I am also a believer and follower of Jesus Christ and am available to provide Christian-based counseling. My approach Being a certified cognitive therapist, I specialize in Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT). CBT aims to help people identify, challenge, and replace unhealthy thought patterns with adaptive and healthy thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. I also utilize psychodynamic therapy to process the root cause (past hurts and trauma) of presenting behavior problems. My focus I have experience working with a wide age range of clients (both children and adults). I also have experience working with diverse ethnic backgrounds. I have typically worked with clients in the areas of grief, trauma, depression, anxiety, work/life balance, self-care, coping with life changes, anger management, workplace issues, racial injustice, relationship problems, marriage and family problems, and self-esteem. My communication style I hope to provide a safe, nonjudgmental, and empathic environment for clients to openly process their feelings. I aim to validate and normalize their feelings and thoughts. I also factor in cultural sensitivity with my clients. With the use of CBT, I also provide structure, including worksheets to utilize to help clients that are seeking practical ways to challenge unhealthy thought patterns. My journey to therapy My career as a therapist stems from my father being a social worker as well. He dedicated his life to working with veterans, and that inspired me to find deep meaningfulness in helping people overcome difficult life circumstances. As a male Asian-American therapist, I bring a unique perspective.