Dr. Douglas Treese

Dr. Douglas Treese is an Arizona psychologist (AZ Psychologist PSY-001646) with 36 years of clinical experience. He sees adults for individual work and for marriage or relationship counseling. His practice focuses on problems such as depression, anxiety, stress, grief, addictions, relationship difficulties, eating concerns, bipolar disorder, and coping with life changes.

Dr. Treese trained in counseling psychology and has worked in psychiatric hospitals, managed care agencies, and private practice. He begins by mapping what is creating the problem or what the client wants to improve. That gives a clear starting point for setting goals.

Sessions center on looking at psychological patterns and behavior. He and the client plan which changes are needed and how to reach them. Practical steps and behavioral work are common parts of the process.

He describes counseling as collaborative. Ideas are shared and decisions are made together so change is something the client can manage on their own later. The work also covers sustaining change after therapy ends.

Dr. Treese uses several approaches, including Emotionally-Focused Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. These methods are used to address emotion, relationships, thinking patterns, and behavior. He communicates by email and responds to messages within 24 hours.

How Emotion-Focused and ACT work in online sessions