Therapist profile
Precious Douse, LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor - Relationships and Family
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- Relationship struggles
- Parenting concerns
- CBT and narrative work
About Precious
Precious Douse is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor in Georgia with 15 years of clinical experience. She works with people facing relationship strain, trauma and abuse, depression, and intimacy-related concerns. She also helps with stress, parenting and family issues, and coping with life changes.
She uses a conversational, person-focused way of working. Sessions emphasize listening and practical steps people can use between meetings. Clients can expect straightforward discussion about current concerns and what might help next.
Over her career she has supported people dealing with anger, low self-esteem, career shifts, compassion fatigue, and financial stress. She also addresses attachment issues, blended family challenges, codependency, and communication problems. That experience informs how she prioritizes immediate goals and longer-term patterns.
Her approach draws on several therapeutic models. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is used to identify unhelpful thought and behavior patterns. Client-Centered Therapy guides how conversations are paced and led by the client's concerns. Narrative Therapy and Motivational Interviewing help clarify values and next steps when people face big changes.
Sessions focus on clear, practical work: naming the problem, testing small changes, and tracking results. She encourages people to try brief experiments between sessions and to bring real-life examples to talk through. This keeps therapy grounded in everyday family and parenting demands.
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How her approaches translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy centers conversations on what the client brings to a session and uses listening and reflection to help people clarify concerns. It helps when someone needs to talk through relationship or parenting stress and decide what feels important right now.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavioral changes. It is useful for anxiety, depression, anger, and coping with life changes because it gives specific skills to try between sessions.
Narrative Therapy looks at the stories people tell about themselves and their relationships. Reframing those stories can change how someone approaches intimacy, family roles, or commitment issues.
Finding the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has worked or not worked before. Together they decide which methods to try first and adjust the plan as progress is seen.
The original biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions around parenting and work schedules, require less travel time, and allow focused check-ins when energy or time is limited. Therapists can use short skill-focused meetings or longer sessions depending on what the client needs.
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Experience
15+ years
Listed in
Georgia
Languages
English
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What kinds of family and parenting concerns does she address?
She works with issues such as parenting strain, blended family challenges, communication problems, and family conflict. The biography lists family and parenting among her focus areas.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
She uses a person-focused conversational style that emphasizes listening and practical steps. Sessions aim to identify problems and test small changes between meetings.
How much experience does she have with relationship and trauma work?
She has 15 years of professional experience helping people with relationship issues, trauma and abuse, intimacy concerns, and depression.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor, licensed in Georgia, and practices from that state.
In which language are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English.
Which session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats. Confirm current session options before booking to know whether sessions are by video, phone, or in person.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working with her?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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