Doug Nelson, Licensed Therapist, Fairfax, VA

Doug Nelson, LPC brings more than three decades of experience to Cabush, Paul, and Associates (CP&A).  His career includes tenures at a detoxification unit located in a medical surgical hospital, at mental health partial hospitalization programs, supervising a psychiatric hospital’s Assessment and Referral Department, supervising the Customer Solutions team of an Employee Assistance Program, and providing outpatient therapy to adults, teenagers and their families.

When Doug works with adults, he utilizes cognitive behavioral therapy for clients with depression or anxiety, reality therapy and recovery focused solutions for clients with substance use disorders, and family systems approaches with couples and with parents raising teenagers.

When Doug works with teenagers and young adults, those same clinical approaches of cognitive behavioral therapy, reality therapy, family systems, and harm/risk reduction are individualized for the young person’s perspective needs.  Typically, occasional parent consultations are included in the outpatient treatment process. 

Doug is quite skilled in helping those teenagers diagnosed with ADHD to become better organized, collaborating with high school students about college and career choices post-graduation, and assisting college students who have taken leaves of absence for academic or personal reasons to successfully return to campus focusing on earning degrees.

Doug’s book, Diminishing Your Worry and Stress, is available via Amazon or from ACTA Publications.