- Emotionally-Focused Therapy
- Attachment-based work
- CBT and DBT tools
About Clifford
Dr. Clifford Green is an LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) practicing in Hawaii with eight years of clinical experience. He works with people facing anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, addictions, bipolar disorder, ADHD, grief, stress, and career or life changes. He also supports concerns around body image, codependency, communication problems, and compassion fatigue.
Dr. Green combines several therapy approaches to match each person’s needs. He names Emotionally-Focused Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy among his approaches, alongside client-centered work, cognitive behavioral strategies, and dialectical behavior techniques. Sessions tend to focus on identifying hard-to-name emotions, mapping relationship patterns, and building skills for coping and communication.
He reports experience with sexual trauma, substance use disorders, anger management, and serious mental illnesses, including bipolar and depressive disorders. His background includes work with forensically encumbered individuals and with members of the LGBTQIA+ community. He also addresses sexuality-related concerns such as intimacy, desire differences, and kink-related topics when people bring them up.
In sessions he aims to work collaboratively. Conversations often include noticing emotional responses, linking them to relationship patterns, and practicing concrete skills to manage distress. He uses straightforward language and focuses on what a client can try between meetings.
Dr. Green holds a doctorate in clinical psychology and graduate and undergraduate degrees in social work, in addition to his HI LCSW credential. He offers services in English and accepts international clients. To begin, clients use the platform’s matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How his approaches translate to online sessions
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) focuses on feelings and how they shape relationship patterns. Online sessions using EFT often involve naming emotions, tracking responsive cycles, and trying new ways of responding to partners or close others. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early connections affect current relationships and helps people practice different interaction patterns to feel more secure. Client-Centered Therapy prioritizes the person's perspective, listening closely and following what matters most for them while offering space to clarify goals and values.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. That plan can change as sessions reveal what helps most, and skills from different approaches are mixed as needed.
The platform’s session formats should be confirmed before booking. Ask which session types are available when you schedule. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, and remove travel time so sessions can happen during a lunch break or between errands. It can also let people use video, audio, or other supported formats depending on what the therapist offers and what suits the moment.
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Experience
8+ years
Listed in
Hawaii
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does he address?
He works with anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, bipolar disorder, relationship and intimacy issues, ADHD, grief, stress, career changes, and related problems listed on his profile.
How would you describe his therapy style?
He uses a collaborative, integrative approach that mixes Emotionally-Focused Therapy, attachment work, client-centered methods, CBT, and DBT to match a person’s needs.
What experience does he bring?
He has eight years of clinical experience and reports work with sexual trauma, substance use, anger management, serious mental illnesses, and forensically encumbered individuals.
What are his credentials and where is he based?
He is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Hawaii and also holds a doctorate in clinical psychology plus social work degrees.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the US work with him?
He accepts international clients.
How does payment work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session through the platform.
Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.