- Years in practice
- 27
- Credentials
- LPCC, LPC
- Licensed in
- Ohio, Kentucky, Michigan
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Self esteem
About Doug
Doug Casper is a licensed professional counselor with 27 years of experience. He focuses on practical help for people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, parenting pressures, grief, and life transitions. He aims to make therapy straightforward and useful for busy parents looking for clear support.
Doug keeps sessions centered on what matters most to each person. He listens, asks simple questions, and helps people figure out manageable steps. That can mean learning new ways to handle anger, coping strategies for addiction or compassion fatigue, or clearer communication around blended family and fatherhood issues.
Background and approach
His approach draws on several evidence-based methods. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) can help change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) supports people in identifying values and taking committed action despite difficult feelings.
Trauma-Focused Therapy offers focused methods for processing past trauma and abuse. Doug also uses client-centered and solution-focused techniques to keep work practical and goal-oriented. This helps when someone needs focused change for career stress, money concerns, or midlife transitions.
He pays attention to caregiver stress, adoption and foster care issues, and challenges that come with hospice or end-of-life situations. Sessions are offered in English and take place online by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging. He serves people based in Ohio and holds LPCC and LPC credentials for his clinical practice.
Doug invites people to take a first step by completing a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a session that fits their life. He aims to meet people where they are and build forward momentum together.
What Doug works with
Everything Doug lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Doug helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Adoption and foster care
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Doug lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that guide online parenting support
Doug commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to address day-to-day struggles. CBT focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can help with anxiety, depression, anger, and eating concerns. ACT helps people clarify what matters to them and take steady action even when emotions are difficult, which is useful for parenting stress, grief, and caregiver burden.He also brings Trauma-Focused Therapy into work when past abuse or traumatic events are part of the picture. That approach concentrates on processing and reducing the impact of traumatic memories so people can function more comfortably in parenting and daily roles.
Finding the right mix of approaches is a team effort. The therapist will explore a client's goals, preferences, and immediate needs and then tailor methods that suit those priorities. This collaborative process helps focus sessions on what will make the biggest difference for family life and personal well-being.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls let people maintain face-to-face connection when time allows. Phone sessions work when bandwidth or camera use is impractical. Live chat or text-based messaging can be useful for quick check-ins, brief coaching, or when someone needs support between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit counseling into busy parenting schedules and varied routines.
Questions people ask about Doug
What concerns does he help with?
Doug addresses a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, grief, parenting strain, relationship and family problems, addiction, and coping with life changes.
What is his therapeutic style like?
He uses a practical, person-centered style that emphasizes listening and collaborative problem solving. Sessions focus on clear steps and strategies that fit a client's daily life.
How much experience does he have?
He brings 27 years of clinical experience working with people facing diverse challenges across many life stages.
What credentials and region are listed?
He holds LPCC and LPC credentials and practices from Ohio, with licensure noted for Ohio and Michigan in the provided details.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Therapy can be delivered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different schedules and needs.
How does payment or cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling according to therapist availability.
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