About Maxwell
Maxwell Merritt, IV is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Georgia who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, depression, and ADHD. He uses clear, straightforward conversation to help clients find relief and make changes. Maxwell aims to create a calm space where thoughts and feelings can be talked about without judgment.
He presents therapy as a step-by-step process and supports people through it. He blends practical approaches that focus on thoughts, behavior, and skills.
How Maxwell works
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to identify unhelpful thinking and try different actions. Dialectical Behavior Therapy adds skills for managing intense emotion and improving relationships. Solution-Focused Therapy helps people set goals and build on what already works in their lives.
Maxwell draws on nine years of clinical experience in Georgia. He has worked with people dealing with chronic pain, communication problems, control struggles, divorce and separation, and substance concerns. He also supports those coping with isolation, life purpose questions, men’s issues, and midlife transitions.
Sessions are straightforward and goal-oriented. Maxwell helps clients learn practical tools they can use between meetings. He encourages small experiments to test new ways of thinking and acting.
People who value direct feedback and clear steps tend to find his style helpful. He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging to fit different needs. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
Maxwell lists 3 ways of working on the entry:
What Maxwell works with
The areas below are the ones Maxwell selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- ADHD
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Self-harm
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 9 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Georgia |
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Online support options
Online approaches that focus on skills and solutions
Maxwell uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot thoughts that lead to distress and try different actions to change outcomes. CBT is practical and helps with anxiety, depression, and attention-related challenges.He also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and better ways of relating to others. DBT skills can be useful when feelings feel overwhelming or impulsive behavior is a problem.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Maxwell will talk with each person about goals and preferences and then suggest which methods to try. He treats the choice as a collaboration and adjusts the plan as progress is seen.
Online therapy offers flexibility for busy lives. Video calls let people use visual cues during deeper conversations, while phone sessions can fit a short break at work or require less bandwidth. Live chat and text messaging allow brief check-ins, homework support, and ongoing skill practice between meetings. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent while fitting different routines.
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