Therapist profile
Maxine Douglas, LCSW, CSW
Georgia
Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Relationships and Addictions
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- Credentials
- LCSW, CSW
- License
- LCSW, Georgia / CSW005840
- NPI
- 1871181974
- Experience
- 20 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Georgia
About
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Client-centered approach
About Maxine
Maxine Douglas is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and Clinical Social Worker (CSW) practicing in Georgia with 20 years of experience. She works with adults who are dealing with stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, depression, relationship and parenting concerns, trauma and emotional abuse, and related struggles. Sessions are offered in English.
She focuses on practical steps people can use day to day. That includes talking through how relationships affect mood and behavior, learning ways to manage strong emotions, and developing clearer boundaries. She also helps people cope with life changes, caregiving strain, and issues tied to adoption or family of origin.
Maxine combines several approaches in her work. She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and cognitive-behavioral methods to identify unhelpful patterns and try new behaviors. Client-centered work means the pace and topics come from the person in the room rather than a one-size-fits-all plan.
In sessions she uses skills-based practice alongside deeper reflection. That can look like setting small experiments to test new ways of relating, practicing distress-tolerance skills, or naming beliefs that get in the way. She also addresses challenges such as codependency, caregiver stress, and problems with communication and control.
Her background includes roles in clinical practice and education over two decades. To begin, people select the online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session through the service.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts, clarify personal values, and take small actions that align with those values. It is useful for anxiety, low mood, and patterns that keep someone stuck. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and testing thoughts and behaviors that contribute to distress, and then trying practical experiments to change them. This approach suits stress, depression, and many anxiety-related problems. Client-Centered Therapy centers the person's own goals and experience, offering a respectful, non-directive listening stance that supports decision-making and emotional processing.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to figure out which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That might mean using ACT exercises in one series of sessions and more CBT-style skill practice in another, depending on what is most helpful.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm the available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, shorten check-ins when time is tight, and allow practice of skills in the context of everyday routines. Licensed professionals can guide which techniques translate well to remote sessions and help plan how to use those strengths in ongoing therapy.
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Also works with
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
20+ years
Listed in
Georgia
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Can she help with people-pleasing and codependency?
Yes. She works with codependency and communication issues, helping people set firmer boundaries and notice patterns that keep them putting others first.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She blends client-centered listening with practical skills from approaches such as ACT and CBT. The work mixes reflection with exercises you can use between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 20 years of experience as a therapist and educator, working across concerns like trauma, addiction, mood disorders, and relationship strain.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LCSW and CSW licensed in Georgia and practices there.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking by checking the online therapy options; formats are not specified in the biography.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.