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Lindsey Hoffman

Lindsey Hoffman

LCSW · Hawaii

Practical support for life transitions

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  • Strengths based
  • Trauma informed
  • Adoption and foster care

About Lindsey

Lindsey Hoffman is a licensed clinical social worker with four years of experience. She offers warm, straightforward support for people facing stress, anxiety, depression, parenting challenges, and life transitions. Lindsey aims to make the first step feel manageable and to be someone people can trust while they figure out next steps.

She has worked a lot with postpartum mood concerns, family conflict, and parenting strain. Her background also includes supporting people from military-connected households and members of the LGBTQ+ community. Lindsey listens first, then helps craft goals that fit each person’s situation.

Lindsey uses practical approaches such as cognitive behavioral therapy and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing. She draws on mindfulness and solution-focused ideas when those fit the goals. Sessions focus on clear, doable steps that build on existing strengths.

People who’ve worked with her have found her caring and nonjudgmental. She centers each conversation on the person in front of her, not on labels. Lindsey helps clients notice small changes that add up over time.

Her work also includes attention to adoption and foster care concerns, attachment, caregiver stress, grief, and issues related to trauma and panic. Lindsey pairs practical coping techniques with space to process difficult feelings. She supports people as they work toward clearer priorities and steadier daily routines.

Therapeutic approaches and how they fit online work

CBT helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and test them with new behaviors. It often includes small homework tasks and clear skill practice, which can be done between sessions to reinforce progress.

EMDR is a method for processing traumatic memories so they feel less overwhelming. Sessions focus on guided processing and pacing the work to the person’s tolerance and readiness.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Lindsey will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and comfort level. That can mean combining approaches or shifting focus as people make progress.

The therapist’s biography does not list specific online formats, so confirm current session options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when days are tight. It also lets people work on skills in the settings where they live and practice new routines between meetings. Licensed professionals can adapt CBT and EMDR elements for remote sessions, and Lindsey will discuss what will work best for each person.

Areas of expertise

Also works with

LGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefEating disordersSleeping disordersSelf esteemCareer difficultiesCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

Adoption and foster careAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeCaregiver issues and stressHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesPanic disorder and panic attacksPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issues

Therapeutic approaches

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Mindfulness TherapySolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

4+ years

Credentials

Hawaii

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Lindsey commonly address?

She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, parenting strain, trauma, and grief. Additional focuses include adoption and foster care, attachment issues, caregiver stress, and women’s issues.

What is her therapy style like?

Her style is straightforward and strengths based. She listens first, then helps set clear, achievable goals and practical steps.

What background does she bring to sessions?

She has four years of social work experience, with emphasis on postpartum mood concerns, family conflict, parenting, and life transitions. She has also worked with military-connected households and LGBTQ+ individuals.

Which credentials and location are listed?

She holds an LCSW credential and is based in Hawaii.

In what language are sessions offered?

Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are available?

The original biography does not specify session formats. Please confirm current session options with the provider before booking.

How does billing and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working together?

Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

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