About Derrick
Derrick Collins is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 29 years of experience helping people manage stress and anxiety. He listens carefully and offers practical steps so clients can feel steadier day to day. Derrick writes plainly and keeps sessions focused on what matters now.
Derrick aims for a directed, conversational style. Sessions are interactive and goal-oriented. He avoids pushing people past their limits and keeps a caring, nonjudgmental stance.
Background and approach
He uses tools from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Solution-Focused techniques help set small, realistic goals and track progress. Emotionally-Focused methods support people who need to understand and shift difficult feelings.
Derrick has worked across many life challenges including depression, addictions, relationship and family concerns, trauma and grief, eating and intimacy-related issues, workplace stress, and questions about life purpose. He also supports people dealing with control issues, loneliness, and communication problems. Based in Georgia, Derrick blends practical coaching with therapy to meet individual needs.
He encourages steady, achievable steps and helps people build skills they can use between sessions. His approach suits those who want clear direction and warm support.
How Derrick Uses Therapy Methods Online
Derrick uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, which often helps with anxiety and depression. Emotionally-Focused Therapy is used to identify and shift core emotions that get in the way of connection and self-understanding. Solution-Focused Therapy targets small, practical steps so clients can see progress quickly and build momentum.Choosing the right approach is a team effort. Derrick discusses goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't worked before, and then adapts methods to fit each person. He combines approaches when needed so work stays relevant and focused on real-life change.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for full conversations and reading body language. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text allow for flexible, on-the-go support and brief problem-solving between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and keep progress moving forward.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Parenting issues
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 29 years
- Licensed
- Michigan, Georgia
- Languages
- English
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