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Lindsey Hoffman

Lindsey Hoffman, LCSW

Therapist in Hawaii

Compassionate LCSW helping build self-worth and coping skills

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4 years of experience listed

LCSW professional credentials

English languages

  • Strengths based
  • Practical tools
  • Warm support

About Lindsey

Lindsey Hoffman is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) who helps people navigate stress, anxiety, trauma, parenting challenges, and self-esteem concerns. She offers straightforward support and aims to be a good fit for people seeking help with life transitions and emotional struggles.

She has four years of experience as a social worker. Much of that work focused on postpartum mood concerns, parenting stress, and family conflict. Lindsey has also worked with people from varied backgrounds, including military families and members of the LGBTQ+ community.

In sessions she listens first and meets people where they are. She emphasizes strengths and works with each person to set clear, practical goals. Lindsey uses approaches meant to match individual needs rather than a one-size-fits-all plan.

Her clinical tools include cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to address unhelpful thinking and behaviors, and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) for processing difficult memories. She also draws on mindfulness techniques and solution-focused strategies to build coping skills and small, achievable changes.

Lindsey works from a caring, nonjudgmental stance. She aims to create a warm, honest space where people can talk through concerns and build new ways of managing stress, relationships, grief, sleep problems, and other life challenges.

How Lindsey's Methods Work Remotely

CBT, or cognitive behavioral therapy, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and changing patterns of behavior. It is often used for anxiety, depression, self-esteem concerns, and sleep or eating difficulties. EMDR, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, is a method used to help process traumatic memories and reduce their emotional intensity through guided sessions that revisit and reframe past experiences.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Lindsey will collaborate with each person to decide whether CBT, EMDR, mindfulness techniques, or solution-focused steps fit best. She tailors methods to the person's goals, history, and what feels most useful in the moment.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It can also let people use techniques like mindfulness exercises or CBT worksheets between sessions to build new habits over time.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyTrauma and abuseParenting issuesDepressionADHD

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 kinds of concerns does Lindsey address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, self-esteem struggles, grief, sleep and eating issues, ADHD, relationship and family concerns, career stress, and compassion fatigue.

What is Lindsey's therapy style like?

Her approach is warm and nonjudgmental, focusing on strengths. She listens first, then helps set practical goals and uses strategies that fit each person's needs.

How much clinical experience does she have?

Lindsey has four years of experience as a social worker supporting people through postpartum mood concerns, parenting stress, family conflict, and life transitions.

What are her credentials and location?

She holds a Hawaii LCSW and practices as a licensed clinical social worker based in Hawaii.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the U.S. work with her?

She is not currently accepting international clients.

How much do sessions cost?

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

What steps are involved to begin working with her?

Start by selecting the continue button on this profile, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

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