About Maxwell
Maxwell Merritt, IV helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, depression, and ADHD. He describes therapy as a collaborative process and aims to create a calm, nonjudgmental place to talk. He is a Licensed Professional Counselor, or LPC, practicing in Georgia.
He keeps sessions straightforward and focused on what matters most to each person. Maxwell uses tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to identify unhelpful thinking and build different habits.
Background and approach
He also draws on dialectical behavior therapy skills to manage strong emotions and reduce impulsive reactions. When goals feel unclear, he uses solution-focused techniques to find small, achievable steps and measure progress. Conversations tend to be practical and centered on day-to-day improvements rather than long explanations.
He helps people develop ways to cope with loneliness, communication problems, and feelings of guilt or shame. Maxwell has nine years of counseling experience working with mood disorders, substance concerns, chronic illness, midlife questions, and life purpose struggles. He encourages people to bring whatever feels most pressing to a session and sets goals together.
His style is steady and supportive while staying goal-oriented. People meet him for a mix of short-term problem solving and longer work on patterns that keep coming up. He explains options plainly and checks in about what is and isn’t helpful as therapy progresses.
Online approaches that focus on skills and solutions
Maxwell often uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice the thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going, then practice small changes that improve mood and functioning. Dialectical behavior therapy is used to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness so strong feelings lead to fewer harmful reactions. Solution-focused therapy helps quickly identify practical next steps and track progress toward specific goals.Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences and then recommend approaches to try. Plans are adjusted as needed based on what helps in real life, so collaboration guides the process.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different routines. Video is useful for full conversations and visual cues, phone works well when bandwidth is limited, live chat can provide a quicker check-in, and messaging lets people send updates or questions between appointments. These options make it easier to schedule sessions around work, caregiving, or medical needs while keeping therapy consistent and focused.
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What this counselor works with
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Also listed
- ADHD
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Self-harm
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 9 years
- Licensed
- Georgia
- Languages
- English