About Derick
Derick Farmer is a licensed social worker who helps adults facing anxiety, depression, stress, grief, and major life changes. He offers a calm, respectful space where people can talk through painful feelings and practical problems. His background and credentials are listed as LSCSW and LCSW and he practices in Missouri.
Derick uses straightforward, evidence-based methods to help people build skills that make daily life easier. Sessions focus on identifying unhelpful thoughts and patterns, practicing coping skills, and setting small goals that add up.
Background and approach
He balances emotional support with concrete strategies clients can try between sessions. He pays attention to each person’s strengths and values. That helps him tailor work to what matters most to the individual.
He often addresses communication problems, isolation, workplace stress, and relationship strain alongside mood concerns. Derick also works with people dealing with chronic pain, codependency, impulsivity, and issues like guilt and forgiveness. He draws on approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing to fit different needs and situations.
With nine years of practice, he aims to help people regain control and find purpose amid life’s ups and downs. Sessions are offered in English and delivered through multiple online formats for flexibility.
How approach and online care fit together
Derick commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to help people manage intense emotions and change unhelpful thinking. CBT focuses on identifying and shifting thought patterns that feed anxiety and depression, and it offers practical exercises to test new ways of thinking. DBT emphasizes skills like emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and better interpersonal effectiveness for people who experience strong mood swings or impulsivity.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. He works with each person to match methods to their goals and daily life. That may mean trying one approach for a few sessions and adapting as needed based on what helps most.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video calls are useful for face-to-face conversations and learning new skills together. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging offer brief check-ins, homework prompts, and ongoing support between sessions. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or other routines while keeping focus on practical skill-building.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Anger management
Also listed
- Addictions
- Antisocial personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 9 years
- Licensed
- Kansas, Missouri
- Languages
- English
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