Douglas W. Benjamin, PhD, M.S., LMHC

Washington State law, RCW 18.9.060 , requires all mental health professionals to present their patients with written information which specifies the provider's “education, training, and therapeutic orientation” to counseling services, “the receipt of which shall be acknowledged in writing by the counselor and client.”

-PhD - Psychology -  Northwestern University, Fienberg School of Medicine

-Masters of Science - Clinical & Counseling Psychology, Western Washington University

-Bachelors of Arts - Psychology and Political Science, Seattle Pacific University

-Licensure - State of Washington - LMHC #LH00005940

Cognitive, behavioral and neurobiology based psychotherapy. Gottman Institute researched-based approach to marriage and couples.

-School Board, President, Bellingham Public Schools
-Chair, Public Health Advisory Board, Whatcom County Public Health Department
-Academic Advisory Board, Bellingham Technical College
-Utilization Sub-committee, Board of Directors, Community Health Plan of Washington
-Provider Advisory Council, United Healthcare, Washington State Plans
-Founding Clinical Director, Critical Incident Stress Debriefing Program, Whatcom Co. EMS.

-Primary Care/Behavioral Health Integration Task Force, Whatcom Alliance for Health Care Access, Bellingham WA.
-Family Behavioral Health Consultant, Early Childhood Assessment Clinic, Whatcom County Public Health Department   

 -Debriefer/Consultant, Mobile Crisis Response Team, Bellingham Public Schools
-Vice President, Washington Association of County Designated Mental Health Professionals

Doug is a native of Idaho and spent most of his adult life in the Pacific Northwest, mostly Bellingham. He is married and has children