About Derrick
Derrick McCullom is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Michigan who helps people manage stress and anxiety. He focuses on practical support for everyday struggles like relationship strain, grief, anger, and major life changes. Derrick also supports people facing family problems, questions about life purpose, and issues common to men and young adults.
Derrick keeps sessions straightforward and respectful. He aims to create an open space where clients can talk about feelings without fear of judgment.
Background and approach
Conversations are grounded in real-life concerns and concrete next steps rather than abstract theory. Clients can expect a calm, supportive approach that centers their goals. Derrick listens first, then helps identify small changes that can build forward momentum.
He encourages coping skills that fit a person’s daily routine and values. With four years of professional experience, Derrick brings practical know-how to problems that often feel overwhelming. His LPC credential means he holds a professional counseling license in Michigan.
He draws on evidence-based techniques to help people reduce distress and navigate transitions. People often come to Derrick when stress or anxiety starts getting in the way of work, relationships, or daily life. Sessions address immediate coping strategies and also aim to clarify longer-term goals.
Derrick supports each person at their own pace while focusing on measurable progress.
Evidence-based techniques and online therapy options
Derrick uses straightforward, evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help with stress and anxiety. One common approach he relies on is skills-based work that teaches coping strategies for managing anxiety symptoms and daily stress. This involves practicing breathing, grounding, and behavioral steps to reduce immediate distress.Another approach focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing them against real-life evidence. This helps people shift thoughts that fuel anxiety, depression, or relationship conflict and try new behaviors that lead to clearer results.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Derrick works with each person to choose techniques that match their needs, goals, and preferences. He checks in regularly and adjusts the plan as progress is made so the work stays relevant and useful.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility for busy lives. Video calls enable face-to-face conversation when visual cues help, phone sessions work well for shorter check-ins or when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text messaging can be useful for brief updates and between-session support. These options make it easier to fit sessions around work, school, or caregiving responsibilities while staying consistent with therapy.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Coping with life changes
Also listed
- Anger management
- Depression
- Family problems
- Grief
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Relationship issues
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 4 years
- Licensed
- Michigan
- Languages
- English
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