Maxine Douglas, LCSW, CSW

Maxine Douglas is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Georgia who helps people navigate stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship concerns. She works with adults facing addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting strain, and identity-related issues. She brings two decades of clinical and teaching experience to sessions and speaks English. Her style is warm and collaborative. She listens without judgment and builds a plan with each person. Sessions focus on practical steps, clearer communication, and tools to manage strong emotions and difficult life changes. Maxine uses a mix of approaches to match someone’s needs. She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, cognitive behavioral ideas, client-centered methods, dialectical behavior techniques, and existential themes. That allows her to blend skill-building, values work, and emotional awareness in ways that make sense to each person. Many clients come for help with parenting stress, intimacy and communication problems, addiction recovery, or coping with loss. She also supports people dealing with caregiver strain, attachment concerns, and the long-term effects of trauma. In sessions she offers practical strategies and space to talk through painful events. She emphasizes small, doable changes and ongoing collaboration. To begin, visitors follow the site’s Start Therapy steps to match with her and schedule a first appointment.

How these approaches shape online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people name what matters and take small actions aligned with those values while noticing difficult thoughts and feelings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on practical skills to change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, which can help with anxiety, depression, and addiction. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening, empathy, and the client's own goals so the person feels understood and in charge of their progress.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't worked in the past. Then they propose ways to combine methods so sessions feel useful and tailored to each person's needs.

For online therapy logistics, confirm the specific session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It can also let people use video when they want visual connection or choose audio for lower bandwidth or a quicker session. The therapist will help plan sessions that fit into everyday life and adjust methods so the work continues to move forward.