About David
David Hoffmann is a licensed clinical social worker with ten years of practice. He focuses on stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, and also helps people navigating intimacy-related issues and ADHD. He aims to make sessions straightforward and approachable so parents can quickly see whether this feels like a good fit.
He uses clear, practical methods in session and helps clients name priorities and set small goals. Sessions often include teaching skills for managing anxiety, improving communication, or handling anger.
Background and approach
He explains tools plainly and works with each person at their own pace. David draws on several clinical approaches to match each person’s needs. He blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to address unhelpful thoughts and behaviors with Mindfulness Therapy to build moment-to-moment awareness.
He also uses the Gottman Method to help people improve communication and resolve recurring relationship patterns. With a background in both Idaho and Utah practice, he brings a decade of experience to common life challenges like grief, career stress, and major transitions. He is used to addressing family-of-origin issues, blended family concerns, and problems tied to guilt or shame.
Sessions can include phone, video, live chat, or text-based messaging formats depending on what works best. He encourages straightforward conversations about goals, and helps people plan realistic steps for change.
Therapeutic approaches for online care
David commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors; this is useful for anxiety, panic, and depressive patterns. He also draws on Mindfulness Therapy to teach attention and grounding skills that reduce reactivity and increase self-awareness. The Gottman Method is used when communication and recurring relationship patterns are a focus, offering structured ways to improve how people talk and solve problems.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to your goals, try different techniques, and adjust plans based on what helps. Together you’ll decide which methods fit your needs and preferences rather than relying on a single model from the start.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which provide flexibility for busy schedules. Video sessions let you work face-to-face when visual cues matter. Phone calls work when bandwidth is limited or a simpler check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging are useful for brief updates, skill practice, or when shorter, more frequent contact helps maintain progress.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Social anxiety and phobia
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Idaho, Utah
- Languages
- English
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