About Us
Meet Dr. Douglas Spears
Dr. Spears serves as the Executive Director with LifeCHANGE Christian Counseling in Savannah, Georgia and as an Online Instructor at Liberty University and South University. He has served as Professor and Chair in the Counseling and Family Studies Department and the Program Director for the Community Mental Health (MAC) program of Cincinnati Christian University for 19 years. In his 19 years of teaching at CCU he has taught 35 different courses and accumulated over 500 teaching hours and provided clinical supervision for over 200 students and clinical residents. Dr. Spears is licensed as a Professional Counselor in Georgia, Ohio, and Kentucky.
Dr. Spears served as a pastor for ten years at Southwest Christian Church in Cleveland Ohio and as Youth Minister for seven years at the Northside Christian Church in New Albany, Indiana. He received a Ph.D. and M. Ed. from Kent State University; a M.Div. from Cincinnati Christian University; and a M.Th. from Louisville Bible Seminary. He has been married 41 years to his wonderful wife, Gayle, and together they have two grown children , Jennifer and Jonathan. He is Papa to Makenzi, Kylie, Kamden, and Link who are a tremendous joy to Gayle and Dr. Spears. In his spare time he enjoys reading and watching baseball.
Dr. Spears has enjoyed specific training in Gottman Method (Level 1 & 2), Relational Life Institute (Level 1), Trauma Informed Therapy, Prepare & Enrich, Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts (SYMBIS), Enneagram WPPS System, and Sexual Addiction Assessment & Treatment.