John Douglass, LPC

John Douglass is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Alabama with two decades of clinical experience working with adolescents, young adults, families, and couples. He centers the person seeking help in the therapeutic relationship and follows a client-directed approach that emphasizes collaboration and personal agency. By helping clients clarify thoughts and emotions, he supports them in recognizing the patterns that drive unwanted behaviors and in finding practical ways to respond differently.

His training blends academic study and hands-on residency work. He holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Alabama and a Master of Arts in Agency Counseling from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He also completed a two-year residency in Pastoral Marriage and Family Therapy where he worked with premarital couples, married partners, and families across a range of issues.

John has pursued additional trainings in Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, trauma-informed care, and adoption competency. He brings experience supporting LGBTQ individuals and couples and applies evidence-informed approaches such as Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Existential Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy, and Internal Family Systems. This breadth of training helps him tailor care to each person’s needs and goals.

He welcomes conversations with people who want to explore growth, navigate life changes, or heal from relational and emotional difficulties, and he approaches that work with professionalism and compassion.