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Douglas Brown, LMHC

  • Experience10 years
  • LocationFlorida
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Addictions
  • Therapy approachesAcceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Client-Centered Therapy
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About Douglas

Douglas Brown is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) based in Florida who blends evidence-based methods with a client-focused stance to help people manage stress, depression, addictions, and ADHD-related challenges.

Background and approach

With ten years of clinical work, he emphasizes practical coping strategies and personal growth while attending to issues like self-esteem, grief, trauma, relationship struggles, and career concerns. He also provides support around process addictions, compassion fatigue, and identity-related topics including LGBT concerns.

Brown’s practice reflects a respectful attention to individual values and life context, including faith for those who bring it into counseling. He frequently addresses communication problems, life purpose questions, and men’s mental health matters, offering guidance through transitions and aging-related changes.

His goal is to help clients identify strengths, set achievable goals, and build sustainable habits that reduce distress and increase daily functioning. Combining approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and client-centered listening, he works collaboratively to tailor plans that fit each person’s priorities.

Sessions focus on concrete tools, reflective work, and motivating steps toward meaningful change, all delivered from a calm, empathetic therapeutic stance.

Practical therapeutic approaches for online care

Douglas Brown uses several evidence-informed approaches to guide online work, combining skills training with values-based reflection. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps clients clarify personal values and develop psychological flexibility by learning to accept difficult thoughts while taking committed action toward meaningful goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, offering concrete tools for anxiety, depression, and coping with ADHD-related challenges. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathic listening and an unconditional, nonjudgmental stance that supports exploration of identity, grief, or life purpose concerns.

Finding the right method is part of the therapeutic process, and the therapist collaborates with each person to tailor techniques to their needs, goals, and preferences. He works with clients to try approaches, adjust strategies based on what’s helpful, and combine modalities when that better serves progress.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, which provides flexibility for people with busy schedules or mobility limitations. These options make it easier to maintain consistency in treatment, access timely support, and use tools from sessions in daily life while working toward long-term change.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist commonly address?
Douglas Brown works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, ADHD, grief, trauma, intimacy-related problems, and career or life transition concerns.
How would you describe his therapeutic style?
He blends Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, client-centered listening, Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused techniques to create practical, goal-oriented sessions.
What kind of clinical experience does he have?
He has ten years of experience working with individuals on issues such as process addictions, men’s mental health topics, communication problems, and aging-related transitions.
Where is he licensed and located?
Douglas Brown holds a Florida LMHC credential with license number FL LMHC MH26577 and practices from Florida.
Does he work with clients in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are provided in English, and he is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available for working together?
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different communication preferences.
How is payment handled and what does therapy cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are arranged through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How can someone begin working with this therapist?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.

Areas of expertise

Also works with

LGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Aging and geriatric issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMen's issuesProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Self-loveSocial anxiety and phobia

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Motivational InterviewingSolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

10+ years

Licensed

Florida

Languages

English