Therapist profile
Jonathan Collins, LPC
LPC in Texas - family and parenting concerns
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About Jonathan
Jonathan Collins is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with 14 years of experience working across clinics, colleges, and residential treatment settings. He focuses on everyday pressures such as stress, anxiety, depression, and parenting strain, along with relationship and intimacy-related concerns. Jonathan also works with substance and process addictions, ADHD, grief, trauma and abuse, and issues related to self-esteem and identity.
He has worked in college counseling, vocational counseling, community mental health, inpatient residential programs, and psychiatric hospitalization. He has led psychoeducational and process groups and brings that range into individual sessions. Jonathan uses practical tools to help people manage symptoms and make concrete changes at home and at work.
His approach combines Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, the Gottman Method, and client-centered techniques. Sessions are interactive and focused on skills people can use between meetings. He helps people identify values, set small goals, and practice new ways of relating.
Jonathan often addresses parenting concerns, blended family issues, adoption and foster-care related challenges, and attachment or abandonment matters when those show up in a person's life. He also supports people coping with chronic illness, codependency, communication problems, and major life changes.
He prefers straightforward conversation and practical exercises rather than jargon. To begin, prospective clients follow the site's matching steps and schedule an initial meeting to talk about goals and the next steps.
How sessions work
How Jonathan's approaches work for online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take action toward those values. It is often used for stress, anxiety, parenting strain, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing practical changes in behavior to reduce symptoms such as anxiety, depression, and sleep or eating concerns. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) brings skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and better interpersonal communication, which can be useful when anger, relationship conflict, or intense mood swings are present.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Jonathan will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or has not helped before. That conversation guides which methods get used and how sessions are structured, so the plan fits the person's life and priorities.
The original biography did not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Many people find online meetings help fit therapy into a busy day, make short check-ins possible, and reduce travel time. Online work also lets Jonathan use shared worksheets, in-session coaching, and behavioral experiments that can be practiced between sessions to support progress.
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Experience
14+ years
Listed in
Texas
Languages
English
Questions
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What kinds of problems does he address?
He works with stress, anxiety, depression, parenting concerns, relationship and intimacy-related issues, addictions, ADHD, grief, trauma and related problems.
What is his therapy style like?
Sessions are interactive and practical, combining client-centered conversation with skill-based methods from ACT, CBT, and DBT.
How much experience does he have?
Jonathan has 14 years of professional experience across college counseling, community mental health, inpatient residential work, and psychiatric hospitalization.
What credential does he hold and where is he based?
He is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Texas and practices from that state.
Can I work with him if I'm not in the United States?
Sessions are offered in English and he does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Choose the "See online therapy options" button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
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