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Online therapist

Doyle DeGraw

Clear, practical counseling for families and relationships

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Credentials
LMHC, LPC
Experience
10 years
Licensed in
New York, New Jersey
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Doyle

Doyle DeGraw is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) and a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who focuses on family and parenting concerns alongside stress, anxiety, relationships, depression, addictions, eating issues, and self-esteem. He brings a direct and practical style to sessions and aims to help people move past fear, doubt, and limits that hold them back.

Doyle works in New Jersey and communicates in English. He draws on ten years of counseling experience and a long history of pastoral work to shape his approach.

Background and approach

Sessions often combine clear feedback with tools clients can use between meetings. He pays close attention to family of origin patterns and how past relationships may trigger current problems. In practice he uses several well-known methods including cognitive behavioral techniques, attachment-based perspectives, and client-centered principles.

That mix is used to clarify patterns, shift unhelpful thinking, and rebuild connection in relationships. He also incorporates elements helpful for couples when relationship issues are present. Doyle describes his manner as straightforward and direct.

He aims to create an action-oriented plan with each person or couple so progress is visible. This includes tackling communication problems, control issues, fatherhood concerns, and forgiveness or guilt when those topics come up. People seeking help for panic attacks, post-traumatic stress, infidelity, or addictive behaviors can explore how family dynamics play a role.

He also addresses eating and food-related struggles and the emotional patterns behind them. The work typically focuses on practical change and clearer relationships.

Therapeutic approaches and online care that fit family life

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns. It helps people notice how family history affects trust, closeness, and reactions during conflict. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding from the therapist's side to help clients find their own solutions and feel heard. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, targets the thoughts and actions that keep stress and anxiety going and teaches concrete skills to change them.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Doyle collaborates with each person to decide which methods make sense for their goals. He combines approaches as needed and adjusts the plan based on what is helping and what is not.

Online sessions can take place by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, giving flexibility for busy family schedules. These formats let people connect from home or between obligations and make it easier to keep regular appointments. The different options also allow for shorter check-ins or longer sessions depending on what a person needs at the moment.

Attachment-Based Therapy

Looks at how early bonds shaped what you expect from closeness, and how that plays out now with a partner, a parent, or your own children.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does Doyle work with?
He addresses stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns as well as parenting, depression, addictions, eating issues, and self-esteem. Additional focuses include attachment, communication, control issues, fatherhood, and infidelity.
What is his general therapy style like?
Doyle uses a direct and straightforward style that blends clear feedback with practical tools. Sessions aim to produce a plan clients can use between meetings.
How much clinical experience does he have?
He has ten years of counseling experience and decades of pastoral work that inform his approach. That background shapes how he addresses family and relational issues.
What credentials and location should I know about?
He is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor - New York LMHC 008236 and a Licensed Professional Counselor - New Jersey LPC 37PC01252700, practicing in New Jersey.
Which languages are used in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the country work with him?
He does not accept international clients at this time.
What formats are available for sessions?
Sessions can be held via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options allow different ways to meet depending on needs and preferences.
How are payments and starting therapy handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability and use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

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Experience
10 years
Licensed
New York, New Jersey
Languages
English

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