Dr. Shelia Williamson Collins

Dr. Shelia Williamson Collins is a licensed counselor with 18 years of experience. She is based in North Carolina and holds the LPC and LCPC credentials. She listens carefully and helps people voice what matters most to them.

Her background includes work in inpatient psychiatric settings, outpatient behavioral clinics, community mental health, and residential substance abuse programs. That variety shaped a practical approach to counseling and recovery.

She uses a person-centered stance in sessions, focusing on the client's perspective and priorities. She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to look at thoughts and behaviors, and dialectical behavior tools to teach coping and emotional regulation skills.

Dr. Collins helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, anger, addictions, trauma, mood concerns, and relationship or intimacy issues. She also supports those facing parenting strain, caregiver stress, grief, and multicultural concerns.

Her work often includes addiction education, relapse prevention, and communication skill building. She describes therapy as a collaborative process and invites clients to set goals together. For scheduling preferences she asks clients to note if weekly sessions are desired.

To start, visitors are encouraged to use the site's Start Therapy process and complete the short matching questionnaire so they can schedule based on therapist availability.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and helping people set their own goals. Online sessions let that person-led conversation happen in a single, consistent space that supports step-by-step progress.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets thoughts and behaviors and uses practical exercises. In remote work this can look like tracking thought patterns between sessions and trying behavior experiments during the week.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills. Those skills can be practiced and reviewed in appointments and then applied during everyday moments at home, work, or elsewhere.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose techniques that match their needs, goals, and preferences rather than imposing one method.

The therapist's biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm available options before booking. In general, online work can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time while still focusing on skills practice and progress tracking with a licensed professional.