Douglas DeRhodes , LCSW

Douglas DeRhodes is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who offers individualized, strength-based therapy that draws on each person's resources, wisdom, and goals. He takes a warm, collaborative, and interactive approach, partnering with clients to build practical skills while honoring their personal values and experiences. He works with a broad age range from children to adults and has clinical experience addressing anxiety, depression, grief and loss, relationship and intimacy concerns, major life transitions, identity development, self-esteem struggles, and coping with medical or chronic health issues.

Douglas also supports people managing dual diagnosis and substance use concerns, cultivating mindful living, and developing greater self-compassion. He emphasizes a therapeutic relationship grounded in trust, acceptance, and empathy, and uses evidence-informed methods to help clients recognize strengths and pursue meaningful change. Sessions focus on realistic goals, skill building, and restoring balance to daily life.

To increase accessibility, appointments can be scheduled seven days a week with early morning and late evening availability. As an LCSW, he combines clinical training with a practical, person-centered stance to help clients move toward the life they want.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Douglas integrates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, and client-centered principles to support change in ways that fit each person. ACT helps clients clarify personal values and take committed action even when difficult thoughts or feelings arise - it is useful for anxiety, depression, and navigating life transitions. Attachment-Based Therapy explores patterns in close relationships and early bonds to improve current relationship functioning and emotional regulation - it can help with intimacy struggles, grief, and attachment concerns. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on empathic understanding and unconditional acceptance so clients feel heard and can develop greater self-direction and resilience.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Douglas works with clients to identify goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, adjusting methods as progress is made to ensure a good therapeutic fit.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to engage - video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging allow people to access licensed professionals from home or during busy schedules. These options make it easier to fit consistent care into life, support continuity between sessions, and offer different formats to suit comfort and communication needs.