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About me
My clinical focus includes addiction, depression, grief, anxiety, and fears, I utilize an eclectic, solution focused approach tailored to the specific needs of each client in order to facilitate his or her personal development and enhancement. Therapy is a partnership in change, a path to gaining insight to your life. My therapeutic approach utilizes mindfulness and motivational interviewing. I focus on the person and their strengths, looking at my client holistically and individually as we create a plan of care centered around their needs and goals.
As a trained meditation teacher in the mindfulness tradition of Vipassana, which implies seeing deeply or clearly, penetrating and illuminating reality, I utilize this approach in my work. The practice of mindfulness offers a way to radically transform our vision, understanding, and engagement of and with our human life.transitions.
I have past experience working in a variety of settings with people who present with varying issues including anxiety, depression, grief/bereavement, stress management, substance use, and life transitions.
Professional experience
5yrs in practice
Stress, Anxiety
Addictions
Grief
Anger management
Additional areas of focus: LGBT, Relationship issues, Trauma and abuse, Intimacy-related issues, Self esteem, Bipolar disorder
License information
PA LCSW CW017941
Reviews
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Doug is encouraging and easy to talk to. He asks thoughtful questions to keep me thinking, and I'm very grateful for the help he has given me over the last several months.
Written on Nov 20, 2015 after therapy with Douglas for 4 months