Maxine Douglas, LCSW, CSW

Maxine Douglas is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Georgia with 20 years of experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, grief, and trauma and abuse. She also helps with relationship and intimacy-related concerns, parenting strain, and issues around self-esteem and life transitions.

Her style is warm and collaborative. She treats people with respect and without judgment. Sessions focus on practical steps and on helping clients notice what matters most to them.

Maxine uses a mix of well-established approaches to match each person's needs. She draws from cognitive-behavioral techniques to change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. She uses client-centered strategies to prioritize the client's goals and life experience. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ideas are woven in to help people clarify values and take meaningful action.

Over two decades she has served people coping with addiction, bipolar concerns, compassion fatigue, ADHD, adoption and foster care matters, caregiver stress, and aging-related issues. She also addresses communication problems, codependency, and family of origin themes when those come up in sessions.

Maxine aims to offer clear guidance and tools alongside listening and emotional support. She frames therapy as a partnership and works with each person to build steps they can use outside of sessions. To begin, clients fill out a short matching questionnaire and then schedule according to availability.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Maxine uses cognitive-behavioral therapy to identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, and addiction. She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify their values and take small steps toward a meaningful life. Client-centered therapy guides the pace and focus, keeping the person's goals in the lead rather than forcing a set agenda.

Finding the right fit is part of the work. She will collaborate with each person to choose approaches that match their needs, goals, and preferences, and adjust methods as progress unfolds. This is a shared process where the therapist and client decide together what helps most.

Confirm the therapist's current online session options before booking, since formats are not specified in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when days are tight, and reduce travel time. Many people find that remote sessions let them bring real-life issues into conversation more quickly, while still keeping sessions focused on practical strategies and emotional support.