Dean Altenhofen is a licensed professional counselor with 20 years of experience helping people navigate relationship troubles, depression, trauma, and LGBTQ concerns.
01About Dean
Dean Altenhofen is a licensed professional counselor with 20 years of experience helping people navigate relationship troubles, depression, trauma, and LGBTQ concerns. He works with individuals who are facing big life changes and moments of uncertainty. His style is straightforward and supportive, aimed at helping people make practical changes that fit their lives.
Dean uses clear, goal-focused methods to help people identify what matters most to them. He often draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to change unhelpful thinking and on solution-focused strategies to set short-term steps.
Background and approach
He also brings mindfulness practices into sessions to help with stress and emotional regulation. People come to him for a wide range of issues, including abandonment, commitment and communication problems, infidelity, blended family concerns, and struggles with alcohol or drug use. He also works with those coping with chronic pain, illness, or disability and with people dealing with guilt, shame, or emptiness.
Sessions are collaborative and down-to-earth. Dean encourages practical homework and small experiments between meetings so progress continues outside the session room. He explains concepts plainly and checks in often to make sure approaches fit a person's day-to-day life.
Based in Louisiana, Dean offers sessions in English and provides several online formats for people who prefer remote care. He emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental environment and helps people build skills they can use long after therapy ends.
02Credentials
- LPC (Louisiana)
- License 3521 · expires June 2026
- NPI
- 1477981538 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Dean lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Methods Dean names
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04Online support
Practical therapy approaches for online care
Dean commonly uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify and change unhelpful thought patterns that keep people stuck. CBT is useful for depression, anxiety, relationship stress, and many everyday problems because it breaks issues into clear steps to practice.He also draws on mindfulness therapy to help people notice thoughts and feelings without getting swept away by them. Mindfulness practices can reduce reactivity, ease emotional distress, and support steady attention during difficult moments.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Dean works with each person to choose methods that match their goals, preferences, and daily life. Together they review what helps and adjust the plan over time so sessions stay practical and relevant.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy fit a busy schedule. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and full sessions, phone works well when bandwidth is limited, live chat and messaging can provide brief check-ins or ongoing support between meetings. These options allow flexibility so people can keep therapy consistent even with work, caregiving, or travel commitments.
05Questions people ask
What kinds of problems does this therapist help with?
He helps with relationship issues, depression, trauma and abuse, LGBTQ concerns, and coping with life changes. Additional focuses include abandonment, communication problems, infidelity, addiction, chronic illness, and family of origin issues.
What is the therapist's general approach in sessions?
Sessions use goal-oriented methods like cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness practices, and solution-focused strategies. The work is practical and aims to give people tools they can use between sessions.
How much experience does the counselor have?
He has 20 years of professional experience working with a range of concerns including relationship and mood issues and trauma.
Where is the therapist licensed and based?
He is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) practicing in Louisiana.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available online?
Therapy can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different preferences and schedules.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist arrangements; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
Start by clicking the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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