Therapist profile
Douglas Patrick, LCSW
LCSW - Relationships and parenting support
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- Values-based work
- Practical skills
- Motivation coaching
About Douglas
Douglas Patrick is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Maine with 21 years of experience. He helps people with relationship strain, low self-esteem, depression, and coping with life changes. Parenting concerns, intimacy-related issues, addiction, ADHD, grief, and trauma are also listed areas he addresses.
He starts from the view that each person knows their own story best. Sessions focus on identifying strengths and practical steps clients can use between meetings. He aims to reduce overwhelm by breaking larger problems into manageable tasks and choices.
Douglas uses approaches that emphasize values and action, thinking patterns and practical skills, and goal-focused conversations. He draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, and Solution-Focused Therapy to match different needs. In practice that looks like values clarification, testing small changes, and reshaping unhelpful thinking.
Sessions are conversational and concrete. A typical meeting includes reviewing what happened since the last session, naming one or two priorities, and trying a short exercise or strategy. He supports work on parenting strain, fatherhood issues, blended family concerns, and caregiver stress in ways that fit into daily life.
Clients come for a range of challenges from mood disorders and anger to sleeping problems and career stress. Douglas also lists work with LGBT issues, prejudice and discrimination, and long-term concerns such as aging and cancer-related stress. He encourages practical actions alongside personal reflection.
How sessions work
How his approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps clarify what matters to a person and then builds small, committed actions that align with those values. This can be useful for parenting stress, relationship strain, and low motivation. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing practical changes in behavior. It is often used for depression, anxiety, sleeping problems, and anger by teaching skills to change patterns that maintain distress.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Douglas will collaborate with each client to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. That means trying approaches, reviewing what helps, and adjusting the plan together rather than committing to a single method up front.
The therapist's profile does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into busy days, allow shorter check-ins when schedules demand, and reduce travel time. It also lets people continue steady work while managing caregiving responsibilities or medical appointments. If you want to focus on values-based actions, thought work, or brief motivational conversations, these methods adapt to remote sessions when the format is agreed on in advance.
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Experience
21+ years
Listed in
Maine
Languages
English
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What kinds of problems does he help with?
He works with relationship issues, self-esteem, depression, parenting strain, addiction, ADHD, trauma, grief, and related concerns listed in his profile.
What is his therapeutic style?
He uses conversational, action-oriented sessions that focus on values, practical steps, and shifting thinking patterns to manage problems between sessions.
How much experience does he have?
He has 21 years of professional work experience as stated in his profile.
What credential does he hold and where is he based?
He is a LCSW licensed in Maine and practices there.
Does he work in other languages or with international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and he is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
The original profile does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
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