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Precious Douse

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Precious Douse, LPC

Georgia

Licensed Professional Counselor - Relationships and Stress

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Where Precious stands

Credentials
LPC
License
LPC, Georgia / LPC009026
NPI
1619421237
Experience
15 years
Languages
English
Location
Georgia

About

  • Client-Centered Therapy
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
  • Codependency focus

About Precious

Precious Douse is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Georgia with 15 years of experience. She works with adults who are managing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, intimacy concerns, and depression. She also supports people coping with life changes and career or parenting pressures.

Her approach centers on listening and adjusting sessions to fit what each person needs. She uses client-centered methods to focus on the client's perspective. She also draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to identify and shift unhelpful thinking patterns.

In practical terms she talks through the day-to-day patterns that keep people stuck. That can include difficulty saying no, people-pleasing, or staying in roles that feel draining. She helps clarify goals, identify small changes, and practice new responses in real situations.

Precious brings additional attention to attachment issues, communication problems, blended family dynamics, and codependency when these come up. She works with concerns such as forgiveness, infidelity, divorce and separation, and navigating midlife or career transitions.

Sessions are structured around what a person wants to address next. Clients can expect conversational work, some skill practice, and review of progress over time. The LPC credential denotes professional licensure in Georgia and reflects her years practicing as a counselor.

How sessions work

How therapeutic approaches guide online sessions

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening to the person's perspective and building sessions around their priorities. In practice this means the therapist reflects back concerns, asks clarifying questions, and helps the client decide what to work on next. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches specific ways to test and change unhelpful thinking. This can help with anxiety, depression, and day-to-day coping skills.

Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't worked before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress is reviewed over time.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit counseling into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when needed, or remove travel time between obligations. Licensed professionals can use different methods during virtual sessions, including conversational therapy, skills practice, and reviewing assignments, to help people address relationship patterns, codependency concerns, and coping with life transitions.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesDepression

Also works with

Family conflictsParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

Attachment issuesBlended family issuesCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsDependent personalityDivorce and separationDomestic violenceFamily problemsForgivenessInfidelityLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesNarcissismPanic disorder and panic attacksPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseWomen's issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Jungian TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

15+ years

Listed in

Georgia

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does she help with?

She helps people with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, intimacy concerns, depression, and coping with life changes.

What is her therapy style like?

She uses a client-centered style, listening first and shaping sessions around each person's concerns. She also uses cognitive behavioral and narrative techniques when helpful.

How many years has she practiced?

She has 15 years of professional work experience as a counselor.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Georgia.

Does she work in languages other than English?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the United States work with her?

International clients are not currently accepted.

How are sessions paid for and what do costs look like?

Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Start by selecting 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.

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