About Douglas
I have extensive experience as a private practitioner in counseling. I am licensed by the State of Georgia as a Professional Counselor, and have been in private practice for over 35 years. I founded and started my own company, StressCare, Inc. in 1996. It continues to be a thriving counseling practice today, with multiple providers serving thousands of families and individuals in North Georgia. Most of my counseling has focused on marriage and family relationships and Stress Management. I have conducted over 60,000 professional counseling hours to date.
I am a State Certified Professional Counselor Supervisor in Georgia, having the privilege and responsibility of clinically supervising Masters level and Ph.D clinicians as they work their way toward State Licensing.
I am also a state registered mediator in Georgia. I have mediated many, very difficult family conflict issues, as well as custody and visitation concerns between divorcing parents, in an effort to help protect the best interests of their children.
From 2016 to 2019 I worked as part of a corporate wellness team for Northeast Georgia Healthcare System in Gainesville and Braselton, Georgia. I provided professional counseling, wellness services and personal training services to a healthcare system of over 8500 employees.
Currently, in addition to my full time Private Practice, I work as an Onsite provider of Stress Management and Wellness consulting for Johnson & Johnson Corporation in Athens, Georgia and Cornelia, Georgia.
I am the owner of a holistic therapeutic retreat site located on 18 acres of beautiful rolling hills and pasture, overlooking a gorgeous 60 acre lake. This is located 15 minutes from Athens, Georgia.
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I am married to Becky (Hanley) Duke, who is a veteran teacher with Commerce City School System, and we have two children, Reagan and Grayson. We love to laugh, play and spend time together, especially at the beach! We strive to practice and promote healthy lifestyle living in all that we do!