Doug Chalmers obtained his Bachelor of Business Administration Degree from Eastern Michigan University on April 28, 1990, and his Master of Arts – Counseling Degree from Oakland University on August 20, 2011. Doug is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and has also received his National Certified Counselor (NCC) Credential from the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC). Doug's work experience includes work as a Behavioral Health Specialist for a large medical practice, where he engaged in individual counseling in a collaborative person centered medical home model. Doug has also been a Clinical Supervisor with Catholic Charities, worked as both a therapist and Assistant Clinical Supervisor in community mental health working with severe and persistent mental illness in adults, has worked in crisis stabilization programs and private practice. Doug is person centered and focuses on use of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Existential techniques and the mind-body connection. Treatment from a Christian perspective can be incorporated into your treatment, if you desire.
In his spare time, Doug enjoys music of all genres, reading, the peace and quiet of the outdoors, exercise, and gardening.
Making the decision to see a therapist is a very courageous act, and I applaud you for making the choice to seek help. I provide a very relaxed and calming atmosphere where my clients can engage in the work they need to do to effect substantive change in their lives. All of us have a tool shed full of tools which we typically use on a daily basis to cope with day-to-day stress and problems. Sometimes, however, life becomes too much, and when it does, we typically forget about the tools we have, or we lose the entire shed. My job is not to tell you what to do with your life - I do not have to live with your decisions. My job is to remind you of the tools you already have in your shed, and provide even more tools so that you can manage much more effectively and life become less distressing and intimidating. To that end, I will help you identify strategies and skills which work for you. I will help you look at things from a different perspective and may even challenge some of your long held thinking and beliefs. The therapist may be the expert on therapy, but you are the expert on you. I provide the "buffet table" of options, but you use your expertise to pick and choose "what you will eat".
Additional areas of focus:Relationship issues, Trauma and abuse, Parenting issues, Career difficulties, Coping with life changes, Compassion fatigue, Aging and geriatric issues, Communication problems, Divorce and separation, Domestic violence, Family problems, Fatherhood issues, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Impulsivity, Isolation / loneliness, Mood disorders, Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Post-traumatic stress, Self-love, Sexual assault and abuse, Social anxiety and phobia, Workplace issues
These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Robert (Doug) Chalmers. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with BetterHelp might be different.
Robert was extremely helpful to me in the lowest point that I have had personally in my life.
Quickly he gave me coping tactics and assured me that I was strong enough to overcome this slump that I was in. He was always giving me his undivided attention made sure to follow up with every concern I had week to week.
It was my first time in therapy and I felt comfortable right off the bat with him.
Written on Dec 27, 2023 after therapy with Robert (Doug) for 5 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, family conflicts, parenting issues, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, coping with life changes, and adhd
Doug has been very helpful in listening, guiding, and helping the discussion move. Definitely would recommend if you want to gain different insights/perspective on your situation, or need a solid, actionable advice that you can implement in your day right away. Sessions with Doug have been very practical at addressing the core issue and for myself, have gained a lot of benefit with just few sessions.
Written on Dec 18, 2023 after therapy with Robert (Doug) for 2 months on issues concerning depression, trauma and abuse, grief, and coping with life changes
Doug listens with his whole attention. He offers feedback that speaks sensitively and directly to the heart of the challenges I face. His follow up videos help to insure memory and understanding of the content of our sessions. I wasn’t sure about having a male therapist but I’m so glad BH connected me to Doug. He’s a masterful therapist with heart. Many thanks for helping me grow, expand and find my way more gently in the world.
Written on Oct 31, 2023 after therapy with Robert (Doug) for 1 year and 8 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, and compassion fatigue
Doug is my safe spot. He is very intuitive and can read between my lines. He is gentle with me as he knows I’m highly sensitive and have past trauma. I feel very comfortable with Doug and I am learning to open up more and show vulnerability and maybe even incorrect thinking. It’s ok for me to be wrong. It’s ok for me to share that with Doug as he will not judge me. Instead he will give me another way to think about it.
Written on Aug 21, 2023 after therapy with Robert (Doug) for 1 year and 2 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, anger management, career difficulties, and compassion fatigue
Doug is a fantastic resource to help improve ones mental health.
Written on Jul 24, 2023 after therapy with Robert (Doug) for 5 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, anger management, career difficulties, and coping with life changes
Doug is awesome. He takes the time to listen and makes fantastic recommendations, highly satisfied with his level of care.
Written on Jul 10, 2023 after therapy with Robert (Doug) for 4 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, anger management, and adhd
Doug truly “listens” to everything i say. It may seem like he’s not responding right away but that’s only because he’s taking it all in to make the best assessment he can. After the session he sends recap videos that pull everything together so i have a plan of either “to dos” or mental “to dos” until the next session. Doug is extremely professional, courteous and just an all around good guy. i would highly recommend him.
Written on Jun 29, 2023 after therapy with Robert (Doug) for 5 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, and parenting issues
Doug is very dialed in and understood what I was trying to work on very quickly and helped me understand and work past it. Highly recommend!
Written on May 19, 2023 after therapy with Robert (Doug) for 2 weeks on issues concerning relationship issues, trauma and abuse, and intimacy-related issues
Very helpful!
Written on Mar 20, 2023 after therapy with Robert (Doug) for 8 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, and self esteem
Doug gives good homework that is specialized to my needs and doesn't feel like busy work. He helps me to think positively and be patient with myself and others.
Written on Feb 23, 2023 after therapy with Robert (Doug) for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, eating disorders, sleeping disorders, self esteem, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, and adhd
I think Doug Chalmers is a great therapist who knows what's he's doing. He understands how to balance professionalism with empathy and is willing to listen to my concerns and issues while being very friendly and personable.
I only wish I could have him as a therapist in person.
Written on Feb 21, 2023 after therapy with Robert (Doug) for 1 year and 4 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, grief, self esteem, and coping with life changes
Doug is professional, friendly, and wise. He is also an excellent listener and summarizes each session. I would highly recommend him to my friends.
Written on Feb 13, 2023 after therapy with Robert (Doug) for 2 weeks on issues concerning relationship issues
Excellent therapist. He listens carefully and provides excellent advice, not to mention the great summaries he sends after each session.
Written on Feb 10, 2023 after therapy with Robert (Doug) for 8 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, self esteem, and career difficulties
Working with Robert was an extremely valuable experience. His perspective and his ability to bring some clarity to very complicated situations was very helpful to me. I would recommend him to anyone wanting to heal and grow personally and professionally.
Written on Jan 03, 2023 after therapy with Robert (Doug) for 4 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, self esteem, career difficulties, coping with life changes, coaching, and compassion fatigue
Hi Doug,
I appreciate your help with assisting me with learning how to use my toolbox and will be sure to continue to improve on my happiness first before anyone else's. I hope you enjoy the rest of your year.
" Facts don't care about your feelings"
Written on Dec 05, 2022 after therapy with Robert (Doug) for 2 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, coaching, and compassion fatigue
Robert assisted me through a very rough period and offered great support and understanding. Knowing he was there for me aided greatly. I will always be thankful.
Written on Oct 06, 2022 after therapy with Robert (Doug) for 11 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, eating disorders, coping with life changes, and adhd
Doing good.
Written on Oct 05, 2022 after therapy with Robert (Doug) for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, grief, intimacy-related issues, eating disorders, sleeping disorders, self esteem, anger management, and coping with life changes
I wholeheartedly endorse Doug.. He is a great listener, gives great advice on helping you deal with the situations you are going through. He has really helped me with lifting my self esteem and self worth which has had an amazing effect on my life and day to day relationships. I feel so much more positive about myself these days thanks to the work I have done with him.
Written on Aug 24, 2022 after therapy with Robert (Doug) for 2 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, and self esteem
He has helped me SO much.
Written on Aug 16, 2022 after therapy with Robert (Doug) for 11 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, and coping with life changes
It feels good to feel good again. I haven't felt this way in a long time. Thank you, Doug!
Written on Aug 16, 2022 after therapy with Robert (Doug) for 5 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, and trauma and abuse
Listens to my concerns and give a me ways to deal would recommend :)
Written on Jul 27, 2022 after therapy with Robert (Doug) for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, self esteem, and anger management
Robert (Doug) Chalmers is very attentive and kind. He is easy to talk to and offers valuable insight and suggestions. He always follows up after each session with a short video or 2 summarizing the session, provides additional support, encouragement, and suggestions for next session. He invites feedback if he “misses the mark” in his perception. I have found this platform and his service to be very valuable.
Written on Jul 19, 2022 after therapy with Robert (Doug) for 3 months on issues concerning grief
Since the beginning of my experience with Doug, I have gone out of my way and done everything I could to champion the act of going to therapy through any medium, be it through an app or in person. Doug has been extremely helpful in my journey towards rehabilitation and I feel closer to achieving this goal through the weeks spent speaking with him. Whether it's a patient, listening ear or a dose of reality, Doug has exceeded every expectation I had at the beginning of my journey with therapy.
Written on Jul 12, 2022 after therapy with Robert (Doug) for 6 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, grief, self esteem, career difficulties, and coping with life changes
Doug is very detailed, He cares about the person he is working with. He is very knowledgeable in this field.
Written on Jul 06, 2022 after therapy with Robert (Doug) for 3 weeks on issues concerning relationship issues, family conflicts, parenting issues, and coping with life changes
Robert is quick to respond and gives me a sense of support. He challenges my mindset and though I don’t always agree with him, he gives me a new way to think about things.
Written on Jun 22, 2022 after therapy with Robert (Doug) for 8 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, self esteem, anger management, and bipolar disorder
I really appreciate Doug, he is knowledgeable, patient and caring. Whenever I am really down all he has to do is say two words and my spirits rise. I thank God for him everyday,
Written on Jun 10, 2022 after therapy with Robert (Doug) for 8 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, family conflicts, and grief
Doug is amazing ! He gets down to the point quickly and helps you decipher through memories and guides you through how to manage those memories. He teaches you alot during therapy sessions. Also, the video recaps after each session are so convenient!
Written on Jun 09, 2022 after therapy with Robert (Doug) for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, anger management, coping with life changes, and adhd
Thank you.
Written on May 25, 2022 after therapy with Robert (Doug) for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, and adhd
Doug has a knack for tuning out the noise and getting to the crux of the issue.
Once there, helps you identify ways to solve it.
Written on May 19, 2022 after therapy with Robert (Doug) for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, self esteem, anger management, and coping with life changes
He's very thorough and goes the extra mile, a great listener, easy to work with.
Written on Apr 25, 2022 after therapy with Robert (Doug) for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, lgbt, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, parenting issues, self esteem, and adhd
Doug truly listened and even when things didn't make much sense to me he would always bring things together and bring clarity. He reminded me of the person that I want to be and that even in the dark times there are hope. He was honest and also gave me the opportunity to come to the answers on my own. He gave practical advice and steps to daily bring me closer to who I wanted to be. He truly cares and just wants to bring the best out of you.
Written on Apr 07, 2022 after therapy with Robert (Doug) for 7 months
I started sessions with Robert several months ago Back then i felt lost, irritated and couldn't make sense of things .Thankfully i was matched with Robert. From our first session Robert really showed alot of interest and empathy for my issues, He asked the questions i needed to be asked . There is no judgment been made more like encouragement and support . I enjoyed all the sessions and always came away feeling empowered . I will use the tools Robert got me to remember i always had and for that i will always be so grateful . I highly recommend Robert as a therapist and he will definitely help you through your journey. Thank you again Robert for every session, for every question and for every supportive smile .
Kindest regards
Linda Quigley
Written on Mar 31, 2022 after therapy with Robert (Doug) for 2 months on issues concerning relationship issues, anger management, and coping with life changes
He was very patient and encouraging.
Written on Mar 02, 2022 after therapy with Robert (Doug) for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, and coping with life changes
Great therapist! Extremely professional, open-minded and fille
Written on Mar 02, 2022 after therapy with Robert (Doug) for 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, family conflicts, sleeping disorders, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, coping with life changes, coaching, compassion fatigue, and adhd
It has been a absolute pleasure working with Doug. He makes it extremely easy to express yourself in a way that allows you to feel comfortable. The strategies and techniques we went through really did help and I plan to continue using them going forward. Stand up gentleman! Thank you Doug.
Written on Jan 27, 2022 after therapy with Robert (Doug) for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, and self esteem
I appreciate that he listens to me and offers different ways to look at the situation.
Written on Jan 02, 2022 after therapy with Robert (Doug) for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, family conflicts, grief, intimacy-related issues, eating disorders, sleeping disorders, parenting issues, self esteem, coping with life changes, and adhd
He’s a life saver, deserves all the praise he can get.
Written on Dec 21, 2021 after therapy with Robert (Doug) for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, parenting issues, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, and coping with life changes
I spent several video sessions with Doug and got a lot out of each and every one of them. Doug is an excellent and active listener and a very direct communicator (which I really appreciated). For me, I don't want to be told what anyone thinks I want to hear. I want constructive feedback and tools that can really help me. Doug delivered on both fronts!
As life becomes increasingly complex, it is imperative that we all be able to sort through that complexity, stay true to who we and hold close the people and values that are most important to us. I encourage everyone to seek out therapy if you are struggling and recommend Doug highly as a therapist.
Written on Nov 24, 2021 after therapy with Robert (Doug) for 1 month on issues concerning stress, anxiety, self esteem, career difficulties, and coaching
He has been a lot of help! Really took the time to listen to what is the root of all my stress and gave me a lot of helpful tips. He gave me confidence in myself again that I can do this.
Written on Oct 27, 2021 after therapy with Robert (Doug) for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, self esteem, and compassion fatigue
Doug thought me so much in little to no time at all, he has helped me get through a chapter in my life and without his wise and funny videos he’d often send, I don’t know where I’d be right now. Even when Doug was on holiday and had said he wouldn’t be taking messages for a few days, he always had the time to check in and even answer any questions I had. I consider Doug a friend now and not just a therapist. I would 110% recommend this man to anyone who is feeling a bit lost right now or needs some direction in their lives.
Written on Oct 19, 2021 after therapy with Robert (Doug) for 1 month on issues concerning stress, anxiety
Excellent care so far
Written on Sep 21, 2021 after therapy with Robert (Doug) for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, and compassion fatigue
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