About

Dr. Chris Hoff, PhD, LMFT, has been a student of Zen for many years, training in both the Kwan Um and Soto traditions. He is a Dharma Teacher in the Empty Moon Zen Community and leads their Zen & Recovery Sangha. Chris has been in recovery for over 29 years and is the Founder and Executive Director of the California Family Institute (CFI), a nonprofit organization established to provide desperately needed, low- and no-cost counseling services to under-resourced communities throughout Southern California. CFI also provides training for mental-health professionals and conducts research in the field. He lives in Huntington beach, CA with his wife, Michele.