Dr. Clifford Green, LCSW

Dr. Clifford Green is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker based in Hawaii who helps people facing midlife changes and related struggles. He works with concerns such as depression, anxiety, addiction, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, stress, and career questions. He also supports people managing trauma, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and complicated grief and caregiving stress.

He prefers an individualized approach in sessions. He listens for each person’s priorities and adapts methods to what fits them best. Sessions focus on building coping skills, strengthening relationships, and clarifying values and goals so clients can make clearer choices during a challenging life stage.

Dr. Green combines several therapeutic styles to match a person’s needs. He draws on attachment-based work to look at relationship patterns, client-centered ways of staying focused on the person’s experience, and cognitive-behavioral tools to address unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. He also uses emotion-focused and dialectical strategies when strong emotions or relationship patterns are central to the problem.

He brings eight years of clinical experience to his practice and holds a doctorate in clinical psychology alongside social work degrees. His background includes significant work with trauma and serious mental health concerns, as well as experience addressing sexuality and kink-related matters within relationships.

People who choose Dr. Green can expect a collaborative tone in sessions. The work emphasizes practical skills, clearer communication, and steps toward more satisfying daily life during midlife and other transitions.

How his approaches translate to online therapy

Attachment-based work focuses on how people connect and react in relationships. Online sessions can explore patterns that repeat in close relationships and help build new ways of relating. Client-centered therapy centers on the person's experience and goals; the therapist listens closely and reflects what matters most so clients feel heard and clearer about next steps. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and teaches practical skills to test and change them.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods suit their needs, goals, and preferences. That decision can change over time as problems shift and people make progress.

The original profile did not list specific session formats, so please confirm available online options before booking. Many people find online sessions helpful because they can fit therapy into a workday, avoid travel time, or use shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. Online work also makes it easier to keep momentum between sessions with homework and skill practice tailored to daily life.