About Douglas
Douglas DeRhodes is a licensed clinical social worker who focuses on helping people manage stress and anxiety. He writes short, practical plans with each person and works in a collaborative, warm style. Many people come for help with depression, grief, life transitions, and problems with sleep or self-esteem.
He uses straightforward conversations to learn what matters most to each person. He builds on strengths and everyday routines that already work.
Background and approach
Sessions aim to help people make small changes that add up over time rather than promise quick fixes. DeRhodes draws from several approaches to shape his work. He uses elements of cognitive behavioral therapy to spot patterns of thought and behavior.
He brings in acceptance and commitment ideas to help people clarify values and take steps toward them. Attachment-based and client-centered ideas guide how he listens and responds in the room. Over 14 years he has supported people facing addiction, medical illness, parenting strain, and identity questions.
He also helps clients concerned about anger, career decisions, bipolar mood swings, and attention problems. His practice in Illinois aims to make therapy manageable within a busy life. Sessions are offered in English and are available in multiple online formats.
He encourages people to begin with a brief check-in to define goals and plan the next steps. The focus is practical help that fits each person's situation.
Therapeutic approaches and online support
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice their thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then make choices that line up with their values. This can be useful for anxiety, stress, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people identify unhelpful thought patterns and try different behaviors to change how they feel; it often helps with sleep problems, depression, and worry. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns and aims to shift those patterns through new ways of relating and understanding.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences, then try methods that fit those needs. Sessions are collaborative, and adjustments are made over time based on what helps most.
Online therapy offers flexibility in how sessions happen. Douglas provides video calls for in-depth conversations, phone sessions when bandwidth or camera use is a concern, and live chat or text messaging for quick check-ins or when a shorter touchpoint is helpful. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or other busy schedules while keeping the focus on practical steps and progress.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Sex addiction
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Experience
- 14 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English
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