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Maxine Douglas, LCSW, CSW

  • Experience20 years
  • LocationGeorgia
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Addictions, and Trauma and abuse
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
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About Maxine

Maxine Douglas is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Georgia with two decades of experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, depression, and trauma.

Background and approach

She frames therapy as a collaborative process, aiming to provide practical tools alongside emotional support while respecting each person’s values and life story. Her practice also addresses a wide range of related concerns including intimacy and relationship struggles, parenting challenges, ADHD, compassion fatigue, and issues tied to adoption or caregiver stress.

Her methods are grounded in several established approaches, and she blends techniques to match individual needs rather than following a one-size-fits-all protocol. Maxine emphasizes empathy and nonjudgmental listening while incorporating strategies from cognitive-behavioral traditions, client-centered care, and Mindfulness-based practices to support coping and behavior change.

With experience in working through family-of-origin matters, substance-related problems, and life transitions, she helps clients find realistic ways to move forward. Maxine brings the perspective of an educator and clinician, focusing on concrete skills, reflective exploration, and gradual progress.

She invites those seeking help to take the first step toward greater wellbeing and partners with them to develop a personalized plan for recovery, growth, and improved daily functioning.

Integrating therapeutic approaches for online care



Internal Family Systems (IFS) views the mind as composed of parts and helps clients notice, relate to, and heal those internal parts that carry emotions or burdens; it can be useful for processing trauma, shame, and complex inner conflicts. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) teaches practical skills to notice thoughts and feelings without getting entangled in them while clarifying values to guide meaningful action, which often helps with anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathic listening and unconditional positive regard so that clients feel heard and supported while they explore goals and make changes.

Finding the right approach often takes collaboration, and the therapist will work with each client to identify which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences. The process may incorporate elements from different models to create a personalized plan rather than relying on a single technique.

Online therapy in this practice is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexible access to care. These formats allow clients to fit sessions into busy schedules, continue work during life transitions, and maintain continuity of care from their preferred location while working with licensed professionals who adapt methods to the online setting.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?
Areas of focus include stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma and emotional abuse, grief, depression, LGBT concerns, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting challenges, ADHD, bipolar symptoms, and many related life stressors.
How would you describe the therapeutic style and approach?
The work is compassionate and collaborative with a client-centered stance, drawing on evidence-based methods to teach coping skills and support emotional processing.
What is the therapist's professional background?
The clinician has 20 years of experience as a therapist and educator, bringing extensive work with trauma, addiction, mood concerns, and relational issues.
What credentials and location are listed for this therapist?
The therapist holds LCSW and CSW credentials and practices in Georgia; the licensing detail is GA LCSW CSW005840.
Are sessions available in languages other than English or to international clients?
Services are offered in English only, and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered for therapy?
Clients may connect by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on preference and availability.
How are fees and payment structured?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability and is managed through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a brief matching questionnaire, and then scheduling sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsTrauma and abuseGriefDepression

Also works with

LGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Adoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDivorce and separationDrug and alcohol addictionFamily of origin issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMood disordersMulticultural concernsPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Existential TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

20+ years

Licensed

Georgia

Languages

English