Douglas Strange

Douglas Strange is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Oklahoma with 12 years of experience in mental health work. He draws on many years of life experience, including long-term recovery from addiction, military service, and a career in sales and management. He aims to meet people where they are and help them find practical ways forward.

Douglas uses straightforward conversation and active listening to identify what matters most to each person. He leans on patience, respect, and a nonjudgmental stance. Sessions focus on concrete steps clients can try between meetings as well as honest reflection during the work together.

His background includes living experience with addiction and involvement in Alcoholics Anonymous, which informs his approach to substance use and process addictions. He also supports people facing stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, depression, and anger. Douglas frames challenges as problems to be understood and addressed, not as failures.

In practice he integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. He also draws on Existential Therapy to examine meaning, purpose, and values when those questions feel central. Together these approaches are used to develop clear coping strategies and personal direction.

People who tend to work well with him often want direct feedback, practical tools, and a calm steady presence during hard conversations. He encourages clients to use their own strengths and life lessons as part of the change process.

How these approaches guide online work

Douglas uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot patterns of thinking and behavior that keep problems going, then practice small changes that lead to different results. This approach is often helpful for anxiety, depression, stress, and some addiction-related patterns.

He also uses Existential Therapy to talk about meaning, values, and life choices when those questions become central. That style supports people who are rethinking life purpose, wrestling with guilt or shame, or seeking a clearer sense of direction.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. He will work collaboratively to decide which tools fit a person's goals and preferences. That conversation helps set a plan that blends practical exercises with deeper reflection.

The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, shorten travel time, and allow for brief check-ins when schedules are tight. Licensed professionals often adapt CBT exercises and reflective existential conversations to virtual sessions so progress continues between meetings.