Alan Cochrane , LCMHC

Alan Cochrane is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) practicing in Utah with more than 35 years of experience working with diverse populations across many settings. LCMHC indicates a license to provide clinical mental health counseling, and his training includes a B.A. in Psychology from the University of California, Irvine and an M.A. in Counseling Psychology with a Transpersonal Specialization from John F. Kennedy University. He is also certified in Addiction Studies and Clinical Hypnotherapy.

Now based in Saint George near the red rock landscapes of Snow Canyon and Zion National Park, he combines a love of nature and travel with a long career in therapeutic work. He values synchronicity and often notes the meaningful ways people find one another when support is needed. He frames his role as a guide who accompanies people on an inner journey toward greater authenticity, helping them recognize strengths, develop new skills, and attend compassionately to difficult parts of themselves.

His manner is warm and direct, inviting courage, self-compassion, and humor into the process. He works to help clients identify what is already skillful while addressing patterns that no longer serve them, including issues related to stress, anxiety, addiction, relationships, trauma, grief, and a range of attachment and intimacy concerns. He encourages creative expression and supports clients in exploring intuition, shadow material, and practical change as paths to healing and growth.

Approaches for Online Support and Growth

Client-centered therapy emphasizes listening with empathy and following the client's pace, offering a supportive space where people can explore values, identity, and relationships; it is useful for building self-esteem, processing grief, and improving communication. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and shifting unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, providing practical tools for managing anxiety, depression, stress, and addiction-related patterns. Clinical hypnotherapy integrates guided relaxation and focused attention to access underlying habits and emotions, and can complement work on cravings, trauma-related responses, and self-regulation.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist works together with each person to identify goals, preferences, and needs, and adjusts methods as therapy progresses so that the treatment fits the individual rather than the other way around.

Online therapy using video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging offers flexibility for people with busy schedules, limited local options, or mobility constraints. These options make it easier to maintain consistency, access licensed professionals from where one lives, and continue work through life transitions while using therapeutic approaches tailored to the client's goals.