Douglas Hoover, LMFT, LPC
Doug is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Southern Pines, NC. Following 22 years as an active duty Army chaplain, he continues to care for active and retired military members and families at his practice, SOAR Counseling and Consulting, PLLC. Prior to retiring from the military last year, Doug worked in a couple SOF units before finishing out as the director, clinical supervisor, and trainer at a training facility for chaplains completing a graduate program in counseling on Ft. Bragg. In addition to his BS in Biology and M.Div degrees, Doug earned a Doctorate of Ministry from Erskine Seminary in South Carolina and a Masters of Science in Community Counseling from Columbus State University in Georgia. His clinical approach includes attachment science and theory, understanding we need to be in a healthy relationship with another, feeling dysregulated when disconnected from those we wish to be close to, and how to fix it when we are stuck. Doug is a certified Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) practitioner and supervisor and is certified in EMDR for treatment of trauma. He and his wife of 30 years raised 6 children and are now raising chickens, goats and often a couple of grandkids on a few acres nearby.
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