- Direct communication
- Family roots focus
- Practical tools
About Doyle
Doyle DeGraw is a licensed counselor who focuses on stress, anxiety, relationships, parenting, addictions, eating concerns, and men’s wellbeing. He frames therapy around helping people move past fear, doubt, and habits that limit daily life. Doyle uses direct, practical conversation and offers tools people can try between sessions.
He brings a decade of licenced counseling experience combined with long experience as a pastor. That background shapes his straightforward style and his interest in how family history affects present problems. He often looks for links between relational trauma and issues like addiction, eating problems, and repeat patterns in relationships.
Doyle works collaboratively to explore family of origin questions and identify triggers that keep problems repeating. He describes his approach as person-centered and strength-based while integrating cognitive-behavioral ideas. Sessions include clear goals and concrete steps to change unhelpful patterns.
He helps people facing many forms of loss, including bereavement and ambiguous losses such as job changes or shifting family roles. He also addresses fatherhood concerns, communication problems, forgiveness, guilt and shame, and life purpose questions.
People can expect a direct and reliable communicator who aims to build an actionable plan. Doyle’s credentials are LMHC (Licensed Mental Health Counselor) in New York and LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) in New Jersey, and he practices from New Jersey where he provides services in English.
How these approaches work in online therapy
Doyle draws on Attachment-Based Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in sessions. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns formed in early relationships and how they affect current trust and connection. It helps people who notice repeating relationship struggles or difficulty trusting others. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches skills to interrupt cycles like anxiety or panic attacks.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Doyle will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, then try approaches that fit. He works collaboratively so the plan can change if something isn’t helping.
Confirm the current session options before booking so you know how sessions will be delivered. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It also lets people keep continuity of care when daily routines change. Licensed professionals can adapt tools from these approaches to work over distance while focusing on usable strategies and real-life practice.
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Experience
10+ years
Credentials
New York, New Jersey
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does Doyle help with?
He supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, eating and self-esteem issues, relationship and family problems, parenting and fatherhood concerns, and men’s wellbeing topics.
What is his therapy style like?
His style is direct and practical. He combines person-centered conversation with goal-focused exercises and clear steps to change unhelpful patterns.
How much clinical experience does he have?
He has been a licensed counselor for 10 years and has more than 50 years of pastoral experience that inform his approach.
Where is he licensed and based?
He holds LMHC in New York and LPC in New Jersey and provides services from New Jersey.
Which languages are supported during sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people from other countries work with him?
He does not accept international clients at this time.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin therapy with him?
Select the Start Therapy button, fill out the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.