About John
John Collins is a licensed clinical social worker who brings 18 years of clinical experience to his practice. He helps people who are overwhelmed by anxiety, depression, trauma, substance use, and anger. He also supports people facing relationship strains, grief, and questions about identity and purpose.
He trained in social work and holds a Master of Social Work degree from Loyola University Chicago. He also studied philosophy, theology, and consciousness studies, and has worked in several U.S. states before settling in Louisiana.
Background and approach
His LCSW credential is listed as IN LCSW 34006775A and IL LCSW 149015862. His approach is grounded in psychodynamic ideas, which look at patterns that repeat over time and affect current feelings and choices. He mixes that with client-centered work to focus on what matters most to the person in front of him.
He also uses EMDR for trauma when it appears to be a good fit. In sessions he aims to provide straightforward, clear guidance and practical tools for handling stress, cravings, difficult feelings, and relationship communication. He helps people develop updated coping skills and new ways to talk about hard topics.
Therapy can be brief for targeted goals or longer term for deeper change. John offers sessions in English and conducts therapy from Louisiana. He uses a subscription model for sessions that can be canceled at any time.
To begin, a person completes a short matching questionnaire and schedules according to therapist availability.
Approach and online options that fit your life
Client-centered work focuses on the person's concerns and priorities, offering a listening stance that helps people feel understood and respected. It is useful for anxiety, low self-esteem, relationship issues, and making immediate changes to daily coping.Psychodynamic therapy looks at recurring patterns and earlier life influences that shape current feelings and choices. This approach can help when problems keep repeating or when someone wants deeper, longer-term shifts. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, or EMDR, is used for traumatic memories by guiding attention while recalling distressing events to reduce their emotional intensity; it can be helpful for post-traumatic stress and trauma-related symptoms.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and the issue at hand and recommend a path forward. That plan can mix short-term coping skills with longer-term exploration as needed, and it can change over time based on what is most helpful.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat or texting can fit quick updates, coping strategies between sessions, or people who prefer typing. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and different lifestyles.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- Anger management
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Narcissism
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Sexuality
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 18 years
- Licensed
- Illinois, Louisiana, Indiana
- Languages
- English