create counter_cache with conditions source http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7459275/counter-cache-with-conditions

document.rb

def Document < ActiveRecord::Base
  belongs_to :user      , :counter_cache => true
  belongs_to :user      , :inverse_of => :draft_docs    , :counter_cache => true
  belongs_to :user      , :inverse_of => :published_docs, :counter_cache => true
  belongs_to :user      , :inverse_of => :private_docs  , :counter_cache => true
end

user.rb

def User < ActiveRecord::Base
  has_many :documents
  has_many :draft_docs     , :class_name => 'Document', :conditions => { :status => 'draft' }
  has_many :published_docs , :class_name => 'Document', :conditions => { :status => 'published' }
  has_many :private_docs   , :class_name => 'Document', :conditions => { :status => 'private' }
end