Douglas Bing is a Therapist based in the USA. My areas of speciality include Addiction, Anxiety, Bipolar Disorder, Depression, Divorce, Eating Disorders, Relationship Issues, and Self Esteem. This profile is currently unclaimed; please validate the details are current when communicating with the mental health professional.
Therapist Overview
I tend to work with individuals and couples in a collaborative way. I attempt to assess what the goals are and explore how to get there. Generally, I see the work in a couple of phases: establishing a safe, supportive environment and secondly, attempting to provide insight for those I work with. Insight is part of it, then one must attempt to deal with some of the inevitable challenges of changing. To this end, a collaborative relationship allows for us to work at the Client’s pace, with perhaps, some occasional supportive nudging. 2016 marks the thirtieth year of being licensed in California. I have spent part of my career working with eating disorders, substance abuse and grief and loss. In addition I’ve worked with mood disorders (depression, bi-polar), anxiety and life transitions. The couples work tends to address communication and conflict resolution. Finally, I also attempt to work within a “holistic model”; looking at one’s physical, emotional, social, spiritual and creative se