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Chris Dougherty

Therapist
13 years of experience
  • Virtual
  • Anxiety, Family issues, Stress management, Anger management, Men's issues
  • Family therapy, Couples therapy, Individual therapy

Great to meet you!

To ensure absolute confidence in our partnership, you should know that I operate less like a traditional therapist and more like a psychological strategist. Built specifically for high-achievers accustomed to heavy loads, my approach does not rely on passive listening. Instead, I am highly active, engaged, and direct. I match your cognitive speed, treating your emotional well-being with the same urgency and strategic precision you apply to your most critical professional ventures.

Within our sessions, the usual hierarchies are stripped away to provide a rare ecosystem of utmost discretion and radical candor. Because I am entirely focused on the human being operating the machine, I will gently but firmly challenge your blind spots and call out self-sabotaging logic. You will never hear me hide behind clinical jargon; instead, I translate complex behavioral science into plain, actionable frameworks designed for a logical, analytical mind.

Ultimately, I view myself as a specialized asset in your corner, operating on the principle that insight without execution is just an expensive conversation. Our work prioritizes data and action, ensuring every concept is pressure-tested in the real world—whether in your boardroom, your marriage, or your internal life. My sole objective is to help you optimize your inner world so your outer success is sustainable, fulfilling, and integrated with the people you love.

My approach to therapy

This therapeutic practice is exclusively curated for visionary leaders, high-performing executives, and modern legacy families navigating hyper-complex professional and personal ecosystems. I do not practice passive, retrospective therapy. Instead, I operate as your trusted psychological strategist, combining a precise, systems-engineering mindset with a highly collaborative, execution-oriented framework.

Our space is private, direct, and intellectually rigorous—completely free of clinical jargon. I treat your mental, emotional, and relational well-being not just as a health metric, but as the foundational infrastructure required to sustain your impact, wealth, and legacy.

What you can expect from me

From our very first consultation, you can expect an experience that feels less like a clinical intake and more like a high-level strategic briefing. We do not spend 50 minutes passively reviewing paperwork or drifting through directionless background stories; your time is too valuable for a slow ramp-up.

About me

  • I identify as
    Caucasian, Man
  • My style is
    Solution Oriented, Empowering, Challenging

Qualification and insurance

  • Years of experience
    13 years of experience
  • Training
    MA (Master of Arts) at Liberty University
  • License type
    LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) (Georgia), LPCC (Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor) (Ohio)
  • Licensed in
  • Insurance accepted
    Aetna, Aetna Medicare Advantage, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Carelon Behavioral Health, Cigna, Devoted Health Medicare Advantage, Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Jersey, Humana Medicare Advantage, Independence Blue Cross Pennsylvania - Virtual National Network, Medical Mutual of Ohio, Providence Health Plan

Cost

Care details

  • Top specialties
    Anxiety, Family issues, Stress management, Anger management, Men's issues
  • More specialties
    Substance use / addiction, ADD/ADHD, Bipolar disorder, Depression, OCD, Sleep disorder, Panic disorders, Grief or loss, Maternal mental health, Relationship issues, Women's issues, Trauma, PTSD, Chronic conditions
  • Therapy methods
    Psychoeducational Family Therapy, Solution Focused Couples Therapy, Problem-Solving Therapy (PST), Unified Protocol (UP), Prolonged Exposure (PE), Motivational Interviewing, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Narrative Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral (CBT), Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), Cognitive Processing (CPT), Strength-Based, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), Experiential, Trauma Focused CBT, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
  • Care types
    Family therapy, Couples therapy, Individual therapy
  • Ages served
    Children, Seniors, Adolescents, Adults
  • Languages
    English