About Fulani
Dr. Fulani Doughty is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) who focuses on practical, person-centered care. He draws on 17 years of experience to help people manage anxiety, stress, addiction concerns, and related life challenges.
He speaks plainly and aims to make sessions useful and understandable for busy parents and adults. He combines client-centered methods with cognitive behavioral strategies to help people spot unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. Mindfulness practices and motivational interviewing are woven into sessions when they fit the person's goals.
Background and approach
This mix supports work on mood, sleep, self-esteem, and relationship difficulties. Dr. Doughty has a background in counseling and education, including work in school settings and rehabilitation counseling.
That variety shaped his approach to issues like adoption and foster care, attachment concerns, blended family dynamics, and caregiver stress. He also brings experience with addiction, grief, and trauma-related problems. Sessions are tailored to each person's needs and pace.
He helps people set clear, achievable goals and checks progress over time. The focus tends to be practical steps you can try between sessions, along with chances to talk through feelings and relationship patterns. Dr.
Doughty works with people in Georgia and offers multiple online session formats. He keeps explanations direct so parents and professionals can quickly understand options and next steps.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and responding to what matters most to the person. In an online session this means the therapist follows the client's lead, reflects concerns, and helps build a workable plan for next steps. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people notice thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and then try different actions. Online CBT often includes short exercises and homework you can do between video or phone sessions to track progress.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped before. From that discussion they choose which methods to prioritize and adjust the plan as progress is reviewed, keeping the process collaborative and goal-focused.
Online formats offer practical benefits. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when a visual connection helps. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for brief support, tracking mood, or checking in between longer sessions. These options make scheduling easier and let people fit therapy into busy lives.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 17 years
- Licensed
- Georgia
- Languages
- English
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