About Doug
Doug Casper offers straightforward support for people facing stress, anxiety, grief, addiction, and other life challenges. He writes plainly and listens closely to help callers make sense of what feels overwhelming. Doug draws on long experience to guide practical steps forward.
Doug is a licensed professional counselor with 27 years of practice. He holds LPCC and LPC credentials and works from Ohio. He focuses on common struggles such as depression, bipolar symptoms, parenting strain, relationship difficulties, career stress, and compassion fatigue.
How Doug works
He also brings attention to adoption and foster care issues, blended family concerns, caregiver stress, and first responder pressures. In sessions he uses tools from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Solution-Focused Therapy alongside client-centered and trauma-focused work. That means conversations tend to be goal-oriented and practical, while also honoring each person's values and life story.
Clients can expect simple skills to manage thoughts and behaviors, plus exercises that clarify what matters most. Doug aims to move at a pace that feels manageable. He helps people break big problems into small, doable steps.
He offers coaching-style guidance when helpful and listens without judgment when someone needs to process painful events. Over nearly three decades Doug has helped people find clearer direction and better daily routines. He encourages steady progress rather than quick fixes and supports people as they try new ways of coping.
His style is patient, direct, and focused on what will make life feel more workable.
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What Doug works with
The areas below are the ones Doug selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Addictions
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- 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
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Registers | LPCC, LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 27 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Ohio |
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Online support options
How these approaches work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people clarify their values and take small actions that build a more meaningful life. It focuses on noticing thoughts and choosing behavior that aligns with what matters most. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, teaches practical skills to change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, which can reduce anxiety and lift mood. Solution-Focused Therapy centers on identifying strengths and next steps so clients can see progress quickly and build momentum.Finding the best approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods match their goals, needs, and preferences. That process can include trying techniques from different approaches and adjusting based on what helps most.
Online sessions use video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make counseling easier to fit into daily life. Video works well for interactive skill practice and face-to-face conversation. Phone sessions suit people who need lower bandwidth or want a conversation without video. Live chat and text messaging can be useful for brief check-ins, homework support, or when typing feels easier than speaking. These options provide flexibility so people can keep progress moving between busy obligations.
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