Dr. Douglas Ribeiro is an Associate Professor of the Practice and core faculty member in the Human Development Counseling program at Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College. He previously served as a tenured Professor and Department Chair at Lipscomb University, where he was a faculty member in the Department of Psychology, Counseling, and Family Science from 2012 to 2025. He earned his Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from Georgia State University.

As a Professional Counselor since 2006, Dr. Ribeiro has dedicated his clinical and research efforts to helping survivors of trauma achieve the psychological wellbeing and freedom we are all worthy of enjoying. Beyond his interest in psychological trauma, Dr. Ribeiro is interested in issues related to interpersonal relationships, masculinity, mood difficulties, struggles with attention and concentration, career and life planning, cultural adaptation, and recovery from substance and behavioral addictions such as “sex addiction.”

Dr. Ribeiro integrates several theoretical approaches that have been empirically shown to be effective. These include traditional approaches such as interpersonal, emotive, and cognitive psychotherapies as well as avant garde approaches that draw from neuroscience, narrative theory, and constructivism.