Doug Welpton, M.D.

(My mother committed suicide, June of this year. It’s been slow pulling it back together. I feel I should start with the man responsible for getting me back on my feet again.)
Dr. Doug has become a part of our weekly lives since April of this past year. 2015 has proven to be a comedy of errors and pratfalls and pain. There has been personal illness, sickness, injury, emotional upheaval, cancer, suicide, sudden deaths of close friends and loved ones. It has also been a year of personal challenges in a marriage that is normally stable. After seeking help from several different psychiatrists, we were about to throw in the proverbial towel before I found Dr. Doug on YouTube. One look into his eyes and while listening to his soothing voice, I knew I had found the Doctor that would lead us back to who we used to be. There were a lot of tears along the way, but Dr. Doug helped us both to grow together instead of increasing the chasm between us like so many psychiatrists do in the interest of keeping you paying them. Other psychiatrists have forced medications at us. We weren’t interested in that. What we needed was someone to listen, show empathy and compassion and teach us the things we couldn’t teach ourselves. Dr. Doug did that. We learned about boundaries, expectations, how to rise stronger and be braver. He is gentle when necessary but has no trouble putting you back in line when you are spinning out of control. I appreciate that about him as does my husband. He is knowledgeable on so many different things and so obviously well read. While he does spiritually connect, he does not force religion down your throat if you are not open to that process. It is his genuine concern and care for my husband and I that keeps us wanting to show up, week after week, showing him how we are taking his advice, listening to his wisdom and putting it into action. He has taught us to find happiness not in each other, but within ourselves, so that we can share that with each other and bask in that happiness together, regardless of situation.
Our past eight months with the good doctor has healed so many deep wounds, all of them deep seated in grief and suffering. We are truly stronger individuals because of him and more importantly, a strong couple. This man has earned a very special place in our hearts.

This guy is the best. Period. If you are having relationship problems or problems not having a relationship Dr. Welpton can help. He seems to have a unique way of putting things into perspective. I admit that at the beginning I was reluctant to seek counseling but he made it seem very non-​threatening. He is smart and very witty. He has ways of making you laugh and smile even when you can’t find it within you. I have always left his sessions feeling better. I feel that I have the tools to be happy now and I owe it all to him.