Clifford Bough, LCSW

Clifford Bough is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, licensed in New York with 18 years of experience. He helps people with stress, anxiety, addictions, bipolar disorder, depression, grief, anger, and family concerns including blended family issues.

Clifford uses straightforward conversation and practical steps. He focuses on clear goals and things people can try between meetings. Sessions often include looking at how thoughts and behavior interact, building skills for strong relationships, and learning present-moment coping techniques.

His background includes long-term clinical work in community settings. That experience informs an approach that blends listening with concrete strategies. Clifford draws on attachment ideas to look at relationship patterns and on cognitive-behavioral methods to change unhelpful thinking and behavior.

He also uses elements of dialectical behavior therapy to teach emotion regulation and distress tolerance. Mindfulness practices are introduced when they can help reduce anxiety or improve focus. Motivational interviewing techniques appear when people are working on change related to addiction or habits.

In sessions Clifford talks through practical parenting and household concerns that come up in stepfamilies and blended households. He supports conversations about routines, roles, and co-parenting dynamics without taking sides. People can expect direct, concrete guidance and a plan they can try at home.