Maxine Douglas, LCSW, CSW - Therapist in Georgia

20 years experience
Adoption and foster care
Client-centered approach

About Maxine

Maxine Douglas is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Georgia with 20 years of experience. She greets new clients with a calm, respectful approach and focuses on clear, practical help for day-to-day struggles.

Maxine helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and challenges with addiction. She also supports those dealing with relationship and intimacy issues, parenting concerns, and self-esteem or anger problems. Adoption and foster care are listed among her additional focus areas for people navigating related hurts and decisions.

Her style is collaborative and client-centered. Sessions emphasize listening without judgment and finding practical steps that fit a person’s life. She draws ideas from cognitive-behavioral strategies and acceptance-based work to make thoughts and feelings easier to manage.

Over two decades she has worked with adults on trauma, emotional abuse recovery, and coping with major life changes. Maxine offers tools for managing overwhelming emotions and for improving communication and boundaries. She also brings experience addressing caregiver stress, codependency, and issues tied to aging.

Clients can expect a steady, straightforward presence that combines listening with concrete techniques. The goal is to help people feel more able to handle daily pressures and move toward goals they set. To begin, readers are encouraged to follow the site's steps to match and schedule a session.

How her approaches guide online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without being driven by them, then commit to actions that match their values; it can be useful for anxiety, stress, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact and teaches specific skills to shift unhelpful patterns, often used for depression and anxiety. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathy, respect, and the client’s own goals, creating space for people to lead the pace and direction of their work.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will talk with each client about their needs and goals and recommend which methods to try first. This is a collaborative plan that can change as progress is made or new issues arise.

Confirm the current session options before booking since formats are not listed here. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, such as avoiding travel time or scheduling shorter check-ins during a lunch break. It can also allow people to connect from different locations when scheduling is tight. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT, CBT, and client-centered methods to work well in remote sessions, focusing on practical exercises, homework, and skill-building that carry over into everyday routines.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsTrauma and abuse Grief Depression

Also works with

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

Additional focus areas

Adoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issues Caregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDivorce and separationDrug and alcohol addictionFamily of origin issues Forgiveness Guilt and shame Isolation / loneliness Life purposeMood disordersMulticultural concernsPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPost-traumatic stress Prejudice 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

Credentials

Georgia

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Maxine commonly address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting and self-esteem concerns, and many related challenges.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her approach is compassionate and collaborative, focused on listening without judgment and using practical tools to help people cope and move forward.

What is her clinical background?

Maxine has 20 years of experience as a therapist and educator, working with adults on trauma recovery, addiction, and life transitions.

Which credentials and region apply to this therapist?

She holds LCSW and CSW credentials and practices in Georgia.

In what languages can sessions be held?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can international clients work with her?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

How are fees and billing handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

What are the steps to begin therapy?

Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

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