Maxine Douglas , LCSW, CSW

Maxine Douglas is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Georgia. She brings 20 years of experience helping people cope with stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, trauma, and relationship concerns. She is direct and compassionate and aims to make sessions practical and manageable for busy lives.

Maxine explains things in plain language and focuses on what matters most to each person. She helps with parenting strain, intimacy questions, grief, bipolar mood concerns, ADHD, and issues tied to adoption or caregiving. She also supports people dealing with isolation, guilt, codependency, and compassion fatigue.

Her work draws from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, cognitive behavioral strategies, dialectical behavior ideas, and client-centered principles. In session she listens first, then offers simple tools and steps to try between meetings. She emphasizes values, small behavior changes, and skills that reduce distress in everyday life.

Maxine has a background as both a clinician and an educator, which she uses to explain patterns and teach coping skills clearly. She describes therapy as a collaborative process where goals are shaped together and adjusted as progress is made.

People who reach out can expect straightforward guidance, practical coping techniques, and steady support through transitions. Maxine aims to help clients build routines that fit their life and move toward greater calm and connection.

Therapeutic approaches that translate well online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small steps toward those values even when difficult thoughts or feelings appear. It is useful for stress, anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and trying practical behavior experiments to change mood and functioning. CBT often helps with anxiety, depression, and coping skills for everyday problems.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to your goals, try methods that fit your situation, and adjust the plan together as you notice what helps. Clients take an active role and try small exercises between sessions to track progress.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face work and skill practice. Phone sessions can be a good fit when bandwidth is limited or a quieter voice check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for shorter check-ins, coaching-style support, or when writing out thoughts helps. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving, and other commitments while keeping treatment consistent and goal focused.