About Alan
Alan Kutner is a therapist who uses client-centered care and practical skills to help people manage anxiety, stress, addiction, and depression. He brings a direct and compassionate style to sessions and focuses on usable tools that people can try between meetings. Alan holds an MD and is an LCSW-C.
He works from Maryland and offers help in English. He combines several approaches to match what each person needs. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is used to spot and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
Background and approach
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) provides concrete skills for managing intense emotions and improving communication. Trauma-focused techniques are used when past events affect daily life. Mindfulness practices help people notice their experience without getting overwhelmed.
Sessions draw on client-centered principles so the person's own goals guide the work. Alan has six years of professional experience and focuses on common concerns such as relationship strain, addiction, trauma and abuse, and chronic stress. He also addresses issues tied to attachment, caregiver strain, codependency, and family of origin problems.
Therapy sessions are offered in multiple online formats to fit different needs. The aim is steady progress through clear goals, real skills, and honest conversation. Prospective clients choose a plan, complete a brief matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on availability.
Approaches that translate to online therapy
Client-centered therapy focuses on the person's own goals and perspective, with the therapist offering support and reflection to help people clarify what they want to change. This approach helps when someone needs a trusting space to name priorities and make decisions.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches practical tools to identify unhelpful thoughts and shift behaviors that keep problems going. It is useful for anxiety, stress, phobias, and depression because it offers clear exercises and homework to practice between sessions.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) adds skills for handling strong emotions and improving communication. It can be especially helpful when someone needs grounding techniques, distress tolerance, or better ways to express needs in relationships.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, preferences, and day-to-day life. That conversation guides which tools get emphasized and how sessions are paced.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls let people work face to face from different locations. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or a camera feels like too much. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, coaching between sessions, or shorter problem-focused conversations. Together these options add flexibility and make it easier to keep steady momentum.
Questions people ask
What concerns does Alan focus on?
What is his therapeutic style like?
How much clinical experience does he have?
What credentials and location are listed?
Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?
What session formats are available?
How does billing and cost work?
How do I begin working with him?
What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 6 years
- Licensed
- Maryland
- Languages
- English
We will earn a commission if you sign up through our link, at no cost to you.