Doug Casper

Doug Casper is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) and Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 27 years of experience. He helps people facing stress, anxiety, anger, grief, depression, and life changes. He also supports those dealing with trauma, addiction, relationship and family concerns, and career or parenting strain. Sessions are designed to be steady and practical, with attention to what matters most to each person.

Doug aims to make therapy easy to understand. He focuses on helping people know themselves better and find ways to cope that fit their daily lives. He works at a pace the client chooses and emphasizes small, steady steps toward clearer thinking and calmer behavior.

His approach blends several well-known methods. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is used to notice and change unhelpful thinking and behavior. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people settle on values and take action even when feelings are difficult. Client-Centered Therapy centers the session on the person’s own goals and experience.

Doug also draws on Solution-Focused and Trauma-Focused therapies when they suit a person’s needs. Together these methods shape brief exercises, practical strategies, and conversations that target immediate problems as well as longer-term growth. He brings many years of hands-on practice to each appointment.

Doug practices in Ohio and conducts sessions in English. He asks people to approach therapy as a collaboration and works to build a helpful, down-to-earth relationship that moves toward real change.

Therapeutic approaches and online options

Doug often uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help people clarify what matters to them and take meaningful action even when feelings are hard to face. ACT is useful for issues like anxiety, anger, and life transitions because it links values to practical steps.

He also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and to practice small, concrete changes. CBT is commonly applied for mood concerns, stress, and patterns that keep problems going.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust over time based on what helps.

Confirm current session options before booking to know what formats are available. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It also lets people use therapeutic tools and homework between sessions so work continues beyond the meeting. Licensed professionals can tailor pacing and techniques to a person’s day-to-day life to help create real, usable change.