Doyle DeGraw, LMHC, LPC

Therapist in New Jersey

Doyle DeGraw is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, LMHC, and a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, practicing in New Jersey.

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License 008236, 37PC01252700 · New York, New Jersey Expires February 2029, November 2026
NPI 1629375530 · national registry
Experience and languages 10+ years in practice English

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About Doyle

Doyle DeGraw is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, LMHC, and a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, practicing in New Jersey. He helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, parenting pressures, addictions, eating concerns, and low self-esteem. Doyle uses a direct but personable style to help people make changes and feel less stuck.

He brings ten years as a licensed counselor and decades of pastoral experience to his work. That background shapes a practical, straightforward approach.

Background and approach

Sessions focus on identifying triggers, building coping skills, and creating simple plans to move forward. Doyle often links present problems to earlier relationships and family patterns. He will gently look at family of origin issues and attachment concerns to find sources of ongoing difficulty.

This can be helpful when addictive behavior, eating issues, or recurring relationship problems are involved. His methods draw from the Gottman Method, attachment-based ideas, client-centered approaches, and cognitive-behavioral strategies. In practice that means conversations that balance empathy with active skill-building, and concrete steps you can try between sessions.

Doyle is also experienced supporting people through different kinds of loss and life transitions. He is straightforward in communication and focuses on building an effective plan to address your main problems. Sessions are practical, goal-oriented, and aimed at helping you gain more control over everyday life.

Credentials

LMHC (New York): License 008236 · expires February 2029
LPC (New Jersey): License 37PC01252700 · expires November 2026
NPI: 1629375530 · national provider identifier

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Focus areas and approaches

Everything Doyle lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Parenting issues
Depression
Addictions
Eating disorders
Self esteem
Attachment issues
Communication problems
Control issues
Eating and food-related issues
Family of origin issues
Family problems
Fatherhood issues
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
Infidelity
Life purpose
Men's issues
Narcissism
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Post-traumatic stress
Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
Workplace issues
Young adult issues

Approaches Doyle names

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Online support

Therapeutic approaches and online sessions

Doyle uses the Gottman Method to address relationship patterns and strengthen communication between partners. That work focuses on managing conflict, rebuilding trust after breaches, and improving everyday interactions to reduce recurring fights.

He also draws on attachment-based therapy to trace how early relationships shape current reactions. This approach helps when people notice repeated patterns of clinginess, avoidance, or fear in relationships and want clearer emotional connection.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Doyle will collaborate with you to choose methods that match your goals and preferences, and he will adapt techniques as needs change. The process is practical and team-oriented rather than one-size-fits-all.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and comfort levels. Video calls let you work face-to-face for skill practice, phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit a work break, and text or chat options support brief check-ins or ongoing processing between sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent when life is busy.

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Frequently asked

What concerns does Doyle commonly help with?

He helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and parenting strains, addictions, eating issues, and self-esteem problems. He also focuses on attachment, communication, and family of origin issues.

How would you describe his therapy style?

The approach is direct and personable, mixing empathy with action. Sessions aim to identify triggers and build concrete coping strategies.

What is his professional background?

Doyle has ten years as a licensed counselor and more than five decades of pastoral experience that influence his practical, straightforward style.

Where is Doyle licensed and located?

He holds LMHC in New York and LPC in New Jersey and practices in New Jersey.

Which languages are supported in sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

Sessions can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.

How does payment and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

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