Dr. Shelia Williamson Collins, LPC, LCPC

Dr. Shelia Williamson Collins is a licensed counselor who has spent 18 years working in behavioral health. She is based in North Carolina and offers practical, person-focused care. She listens first and helps people name the problems that feel overwhelming.

Her work spans inpatient psychiatric units, outpatient clinics, community mental health programs, and residential substance treatment settings. That variety shaped a straightforward approach to therapy. She uses client-centered methods and draws on cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy to help people change unhelpful patterns and manage strong emotions.

Dr. Collins supports people coping with stress, anxiety, depression, mood disorders, and addiction-related concerns. She also helps with grief, anger, relationship and intimacy questions, parenting strain, caregiver stress, ADHD, and multicultural concerns. Trauma and abuse, post-traumatic stress, and process addictions are listed among her focus areas.

Her sessions emphasize clear goals, skills you can use between meetings, and steady steps toward daily improvements. She welcomes conversations about preferences like weekly sessions and works with each person to set a pace that fits their life.

People who want a direct, respectful listener and practical tools for coping often choose her. To begin, readers are encouraged to use the site Start Therapy process and complete the short matching questionnaire to schedule according to therapist availability.

How her approaches translate to online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding the person's experience. It helps people feel heard and decide what changes matter most. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and testing new ways of thinking and acting to reduce anxiety, depression, and addictive patterns. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, teaches concrete skills for managing intense emotions and improving interpersonal effectiveness, which can be useful for mood disorders, anger, and addiction recovery.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with each person to match methods to their needs, goals, and preferences. That may mean mixing techniques or focusing on skills practice between sessions.

The original biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Many people find remote sessions help fit therapy into busy days, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Others prefer a full session to practice skills or work through deeper material. The therapist can discuss what works best for scheduling and for the type of work a person wants to do.