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Dr. Shelia Williamson Collins, LPC, LCPC
North Carolina
Dr Shelia Williamson Collins LPC LCPC - Mood and addiction support
See online therapy options- CBT influenced techniques
- DBT skills work
- Person-centered focus
About Shelia
Dr. Shelia Williamson Collins is an LPC, LCPC with 18 years of experience based in North Carolina. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, addiction concerns, mood disorders, and trauma. Her work also covers relationship and intimacy issues, grief, parenting stress, and challenges like ADHD and compassion fatigue.
She takes a practical, person-centered approach. Sessions focus on talking through current problems, noticing unhelpful thoughts and habits, and trying different ways of responding. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy inform much of her work alongside client-centered methods.
Collins draws on experience from inpatient psychiatric care, outpatient clinics, community mental health, and residential substance programs. That background shapes how she helps people with relapse prevention, anger management, and addiction education. She also addresses multicultural concerns and communication problems.
People can expect direct, structured conversations about symptoms and everyday coping. Treatment often includes skills practice, behavior changes, and clearer ways to manage mood and stress. Sessions are framed around practical steps more than abstract theory.
For someone juggling caregiving, parenting, work, or recovery, she offers straightforward help to organize goals and plan next steps. To begin, people complete the site matching questionnaire and schedule a first session. Costs vary by location and follow a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How her CBT, DBT, and client-centered work applies online
Dr. Collins draws from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT sessions typically focus on clear goals, homework practice, and skills to manage anxiety, depression, or addictive patterns.She also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy ideas for learning emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills. DBT-style work involves step-by-step skills practice for handling strong emotions and reducing impulsive behaviors. Her client-centered approach keeps the conversation focused on the person’s concerns and priorities rather than imposing a rigid plan.
Choosing the right mix of approaches is part of the process. She works with each person to decide whether CBT, DBT skills, client-centered conversation, or a combination fits best. That decision is based on the client’s goals, current problems, and personal preferences in therapy.
Session formats are not specified in this listing, so confirm current online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, shorten travel time, and allow focused skills practice between appointments. They also allow flexible check-ins when a quick follow-up or a shorter session is helpful.
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Experience
18+ years
Listed in
Illinois, North Carolina, Alaska
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she commonly address?
She focuses on stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma, mood disorders, anger, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, ADHD, and related concerns.
How does she use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
She uses CBT to identify unhelpful thoughts and patterns and to test alternative ways of thinking and behaving in daily life.
What is her clinical background?
She has 18 years of experience working in inpatient psychiatry, outpatient clinics, community mental health, and residential substance treatment settings.
Which credentials and location apply to this listing?
She is listed as LPC, LCPC and practices from North Carolina.
Which languages does she use in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start a first session?
Click the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule your initial session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
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