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Online therapist

Maxine Douglas

Compassionate, experienced social worker for life transitions

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Credentials
LCSW, CSW
Experience
20 years
Licensed in
Georgia
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Maxine

Maxine Douglas is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, and parenting concerns. She brings two decades of experience in therapy and education to her work. Maxine speaks plainly and listens carefully to understand what matters most to each person.

Her style is warm, respectful, and nonjudgmental. She helps people who are coping with trauma, grief, relationship struggles, intimacy questions, and life transitions. Her background includes work with LGBT concerns, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and compassion fatigue.

Background and approach

Maxine also attends to issues linked to adoption and foster care, aging, attachment, and caregiver stress. Maxine uses practical methods drawn from several proven approaches. She often combines cognitive behavioral techniques to address patterns of thinking with acceptance and mindfulness ideas to reduce struggle.

Client-centered listening is central to sessions so that each plan fits the person's values and daily life. Sessions focus on small, manageable steps. She offers tools for emotion regulation, communication, and coping when life feels overwhelming.

Maxine also encourages exploration of meaning and personal values when people want deeper change. With a Georgia license (LCSW, CSW) and twenty years of practice, she aims to provide steady support and clear guidance. Reaching out can be hard, and she works to make the process straightforward and compassionate.

Therapeutic approaches and online options that fit your life

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice thoughts without getting stuck in them, then take action guided by personal values. It can help with anxiety, depression, and life transitions by clarifying what matters and building small steps toward those values.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets unhelpful thinking and the behaviors that follow. It uses clear, practical exercises to change patterns that feed stress or low mood, and it is useful for anxiety, depression, and many day-to-day problems.

Client-Centered Therapy centers the session on the person’s experience through empathic listening and respect. This approach helps people feel heard and safe while they decide what changes to make and how to try them out in daily life.

Finding the best approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk about options, try techniques together, and adjust the plan based on what helps most. Clients are invited into decision making so therapy reflects their goals and preferences.

Online sessions offer flexibility for busy schedules and for people who prefer meeting from home. Maxine provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging so work, caregiving, and travel are easier to manage. These formats make it practical to use tools learned in therapy in real life and to check in between sessions when needed.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.

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 concerns does Maxine commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and parenting issues, and many related life challenges listed in her profile.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is compassionate and collaborative. She combines client-centered listening with practical techniques from several therapeutic approaches.
How long has she been practicing?
Maxine has twenty years of experience as a therapist and educator, bringing practical skills developed over that time.
Where is she licensed and what are her credentials?
She holds Georgia licensure as an LCSW and is listed as CSW with license number GA LCSW CSW005840.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are costs and scheduling handled?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

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Experience
20 years
Licensed
Georgia
Languages
English

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