Douglas Green, MA, MFT, LPCC is a psychotherapist working in private practice in West Los Angeles and Woodland Hills, specializing in helping kids and teens build lives they can be proud of. For over twenty years, Green worked in the entertainment world and, in 2000, released the feature film The Hiding Place, a searing look at the effects of Dementia on a family. The film has been shown in theaters and television around the world, and written up in journals as diverse as Variety and Playboy.

The skills from these experiences now inform all aspects of his work. A licensed psychotherapist certificated in Drama Therapy, he is also an Adjunct Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychology at the Chicago School of Professional Psychology, and has taught Drama Therapy classes at UCLA. He is a frequent public speaker in the Los Angeles psychotherapy world, on such topics as Professional Growth, Drama Therapy, and battling shame.

As a writer, Green’s articles have been published in the psychological journals Progress, The Therapist, and Connections. He also created, writes, and manages the website, www.AskShirelle.com, which helps kids, teens, parents, and others around the world with advice from the point of view of a friendly dog. The concepts he uses in the website stem from his upcoming book, The Teachings of Shirelle – Life Lessons from a Divine Knucklehead.