Derrick Collins, LPC

Derrick Collins helps people cope with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, and addiction. He also supports those facing grief, parenting challenges, career concerns, self-esteem struggles, and life transitions. Derrick’s tone is direct but caring, and he aims to make each session practical and focused on real goals.

Derrick uses clear, conversational work in sessions. He asks questions, offers tools, and checks in about what feels doable. His aim is to break problems into manageable steps and build skills people can use between meetings.

With 29 years as a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Derrick brings long experience to everyday problems. He has helped people with communication problems, control issues, feelings of emptiness, workplace stress, and young adult challenges. He also addresses more complex concerns such as trauma, bipolar issues, and process addictions.

He draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, and Solution-Focused Therapy to shape his work. That means sessions may include examining thoughts and behaviors, mapping emotional patterns in relationships, and setting short-term, practical goals. Derrick adapts these methods to the person in front of him rather than following a fixed script.

Sessions are offered in English and conducted while Derrick practices in Georgia. He respects each person’s pace and prefers an interactive, team-like approach. People who want straightforward guidance and concrete steps to try between sessions often find his style useful.

How Derrick Uses CBT, EFT, and Solution-Focused Work Online

CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. In online sessions this can mean identifying unhelpful thinking patterns, testing new ways of thinking, and practicing small behavior changes between sessions to see what helps.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy looks at emotional patterns in relationships and personal responses. Online meetings may explore how emotions drive reactions, help name difficult feelings, and practice new ways of communicating with close others.

Solution-Focused Therapy is short-term and goal oriented. Sessions often begin by clarifying a small, achievable goal and trying practical steps right away to move toward it.

Derrick treats finding the right method as a joint effort. He will discuss options, try approaches that fit the client’s needs, and adjust the plan as progress and preferences emerge. The process is collaborative and paced to comfort and capability.

Online therapy offers real flexibility. Video calls let the therapist and client work visually; phone sessions are useful when bandwidth or camera time is limited; live chat and text-based messaging support brief check-ins and written reflection between meetings. These options help people fit therapy into busy lives while keeping focus on clear, solvable steps.