Maxine Douglas, LCSW, CSW

Maxine Douglas is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Georgia with 20 years of experience. She works with adults who are dealing with stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, depression, anger, relationship and parenting struggles, and trauma or emotional abuse.

She offers a straightforward, respectful approach that centers the person's goals. Sessions focus on practical tools and clear conversation rather than labels. Maxine listens for patterns that keep problems repeating and helps people try different ways of responding to them.

Maxine draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to shift unhelpful thoughts and to build flexible, values-based action. She also uses Client-Centered Therapy ideas to keep the work collaborative and grounded in the person's experience. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and existential ideas appear when emotion regulation or questions of meaning are central.

In typical sessions she might map triggers, practice concrete skills for handling strong feelings, and set doable experiments to change reactions at home or work. She explains steps in plain language and checks in about what works and what needs adjusting. For people struggling with anger, Maxine helps identify warning signs and rehearses alternative responses.

Her background includes long-term clinical work and teaching. That mix shapes a pragmatic style that combines evidence-informed tools with attention to each person's concerns. To start, she asks about current struggles, goals for change, and what has or hasn't helped before.

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