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MD, LCSW-C

Alan Kutner, MD, LCSW-C

  • Experience6 years
  • LocationMaryland
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Addictions, and Relationship
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Client-Centered Therapy
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About Alan

Alan Kutner is a licensed clinician who blends internal family systems thinking with established therapeutic models to help people navigate anxiety, depression, addiction, trauma, and relationship challenges.

Background and approach

He holds an MD and an LCSW-C and brings six years of professional experience to a practice informed by mindfulness, cognitive behavioral techniques, and dialectical strategies. His approach emphasizes honesty, presence, and practical tools tailored to each person’s concerns.

Clients seeking support for issues such as chronic stress, substance use, attachment and abandonment concerns, caregiver strain, chronic pain or illness, dissociation, communication and control difficulties, and family of origin dynamics will find a clinician who prioritizes collaboration and individualized planning.

Sessions are shaped by evidence-based methods selected to address symptoms and underlying patterns, with mindfulness work woven in to foster greater self-awareness and emotion regulation. Alan practices in Maryland and works in English, offering a thoughtful, grounded stance to help people move from feeling stuck toward clearer choices and improved functioning.

Integrating IFS, CBT, and Mindfulness in Online Care

Internal Family Systems offers a way to explore the different parts of a person’s inner life, helping to identify protective and wounded parts and to cultivate self-led compassion; this is useful for issues like trauma responses, dissociation, and patterns of addiction. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying and shifting unhelpful thoughts and behaviors through practical exercises and skill-building, and it can be especially helpful for anxiety, depression, and stress. Mindfulness-based work trains present-moment awareness and nonjudgmental observation of experience, supporting emotion regulation and reducing reactivity in relationships and daily life.

Finding the right combination of methods is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to decide which approaches fit their goals, preferences, and the particular challenges they bring, adjusting techniques over time as progress unfolds.

Online therapy via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging offers flexibility for scheduling and lets people access consistent care from home or elsewhere. These options can make it easier to maintain momentum between sessions and to choose the format that best supports engagement and comfort with the work.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist address?
He works with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, and depression, along with related areas like attachment, codependency, chronic illness, and family of origin issues.
What therapeutic approaches are used in sessions?
Sessions draw from Internal Family Systems, client-centered therapy, CBT, DBT, mindfulness, and trauma-focused methods to tailor interventions to each person’s needs.
How much clinical experience does the therapist have?
The clinician has six years of professional experience working in mental health and uses that background to inform treatment planning and therapeutic choices.
What are the clinician's credentials and practice location?
The therapist holds an MD and an LCSW-C with license number MD LCSW-C 23667 and is based in Maryland.
Are sessions available in other languages or to international clients?
Services are offered in English only, and he is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are offered for online care?
Appointments can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on client preference and availability.
How are costs and subscriptions handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability, and sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are required to begin working together?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule appointments based on the therapist’s availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseDepression

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityDissociationDivorce and separationDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisMood disordersPanic disorder and panic attacksPhobiasPost-traumatic stressProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSex addictionSocial anxiety and phobiaWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Mindfulness TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

6+ years

Licensed

Maryland

Languages

English