About Derick
Derick Farmer is a licensed social worker who helps adults facing anxiety, depression, stress, grief, and mood concerns. He focuses on clear goals and practical steps so people can feel more in control of daily life. His tone is direct and respectful, aiming to make sessions feel useful from the start.
Derick draws on a mix of evidence-based methods tailored to each person. He uses short-term skills and longer-term strategies to reduce symptoms and improve coping.
Background and approach
Sessions often include concrete exercises, breathing and mindfulness practice, and work on communication skills. He pays attention to work stress, relationship strain, and life transitions. That can mean setting small goals for sleep, managing impulsive reactions, or finding ways to reconnect with others.
He also helps people who are wrestling with addiction, chronic illness, or complicated grief. Derick keeps therapy straightforward and goal-oriented while staying compassionate. He helps people build self-compassion, handle shame or guilt, and explore what matters most to them.
Progress is tracked with practical steps clients can use outside of sessions. Derick holds LSCSW and LCSW credentials and has nine years of clinical experience. He practices in Missouri and offers sessions in English.
People choose him for clear guidance, direct skills training, and steady support during difficult life changes.
Approaches that translate well to online care
Derick commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy approaches. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and changing behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety, sleep problems, and low mood. DBT teaches emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills to manage strong emotions and improve relationships.He also draws on Mindfulness Therapy techniques to help people notice thoughts and sensations without getting swept away by them. Mindfulness can support coping with stress, chronic pain, and grief by training attention and reducing reactivity. Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work together - Derick will collaborate with each person to choose approaches that match their goals and preferences.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face interaction for skills practice and real-time feedback. Phone sessions can fit into a short break or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging provide ongoing support and quick check-ins between scheduled meetings. These options make scheduling more flexible and let people use therapy in ways that fit their daily life.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Anger management
Also works with
- Addictions
- Antisocial personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 9 years
- Licensed
- Kansas, Missouri
- Languages
- English