Douglas LaBier, Ph.D.

Douglas LaBier, Ph.D., a business psychologist and psychoanalytic psychotherapist, is the Director of the Center for Progressive Development in Washington, DC.

In his role as a business psychologist, Dr. LaBier consults to senior executives, leaders and career professionals on ways to create greater alignment between personal development and and a positive leadership/management culture. He has a long-standing interest in the psychology of the career culture, emotional development, and the interplay between work and mental health, which he first wrote about in his book, Modern Madness. As a psychoanalytic psychotherapist, he treats men and women, individuals and couples, in his psychotherapy practice, with a particular focus on adult/midlife developmental issues.

He's published frequently in The Washington Post and other national publications, and has appeared on national and local TV and radio. Dr. LaBier is currently developing a new book project about building psychologically health and emotional resilience within today's interconnected, unpredictable word.

A native of upstate New York, he’s lived in Washington, DC for decades but still loves the Hudson Valley and all of New England. He can be reached at dlabier@centerprogressive.org