Deleishia Haliburton-Collins

Deleishia Haliburton-Collins is a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) practicing in Michigan with 10 years of professional experience. She focuses on helping people navigate relationship struggles, anger, motivation, and self-esteem concerns. She speaks English and draws on practical approaches to support change. She believes each person knows their own story and brings strengths to hard situations. In sessions she centers the client's goals and works collaboratively to build steps forward. That might mean noticing thought patterns, practicing new communication, or trying small behavior changes between meetings. Her background includes a range of therapeutic styles, so she adapts methods to the person in front of her. She uses client-centered ways to listen and reflect, cognitive behavioral ideas to address unhelpful thinking, and mindfulness to increase present-moment awareness. Motivational interviewing can help when the main task is finding drive and direction. People come to her for help with stress, anxiety, depression, or life transitions. She also supports those struggling with family conflict, workplace strain, forgiveness, and challenges linked to attention and focus. Anger is a named focus and she works with the emotions and patterns that keep it active. Her approach is straightforward and respectful. She aims to make each session useful and focused on what the client wants to change. Taking the first step can feel hard, and she offers steady support while people try new ways of coping and relating.

How her approaches translate to online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting back what the client says. It helps people feel heard and clarify their own goals so they can decide what changes to try. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and behaviors interact. It offers simple tools to test unhelpful thoughts and build different habits that reduce anxiety, anger, or low mood. Mindfulness Therapy teaches attention to the present moment and simple practices to notice emotions without reacting, which can be useful for stress and anger management.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose techniques that match their needs, goals, and preferences. That decision is revisited as progress is made, so the plan can change if something isn’t working.

The practical benefits of online therapy include fitting sessions into a busy week and keeping continuity when schedules change. Because the specific session formats are not listed in the biography, confirm available options before booking. Online meetings can make it easier to have shorter check-ins, attend from different locations, or avoid travel time, which helps therapy fit into everyday life.