Chia-May Dougherty, Ph.D., LCPC, LPC, NCC, BC-TMH, CCTP II
I provide individual therapy, couples counseling, and family therapy. I also provide EAP-based counseling. I work with young adults and adults. I offer telehealth services to clients. The telehealth function in the platform that I am using is HIPAA compliant.
My approach to individual therapy embraces modalities including Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Cognitive Processing Therapy, Existential Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Non-religious Spiritual Therapy, Mindfulness Training (i.e., practicing self-compassion, compassion, self-acceptance, acceptance, and gratitude, and cultivating a non-judgmental mind and a new beginner’s mind), Relaxation Training, Guided Imagery, and Neurolinguistic Programming. These modalities or approaches form an integration of body, mind, heart, and spirit to help achieve your inner equilibrium through the transformative process of self-discovery and by reconnecting to the self-knowledge and your authentic self.
I am experienced and specialize in:
- anxiety
- depression
- social phobia/anxiety
- generalized anxiety disorder
- panic attack or disorder
- post-traumatic stress disorder
- mood disorders
- grief and loss in life
- bereavement
- marriage or relationship issues
- self-esteem issues
- women’s issues
- life and work adjustment issues
- family of origin issues
- caretaker stress
- work and career related issues
- college student stress
- apathy and lack of motivation
- self and cultural identity
- multicultural related issues
- career and life transitions
- personal and spiritual growth.
I help individual clients cultivate a transformative self to achieve their full potential and help couples cultivate a “we identity” while embracing one’s self identity in the couplehood to foster a healthy and fulfilling relationship as well as partnership.
“The wound is the place where the light enters you.”
– Rumi