About Jonathan
Jonathan Collins is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas with 14 years of experience. He uses a warm, interactive approach that aims to make people feel understood and respected. Jonathan helps people talk through anxiety, depression, ADHD, relationship strain, and issues with self-esteem in straightforward language.
He has worked in college counseling, vocational counseling, community mental health, inpatient residential treatment centers, and psychiatric hospitalization. That range means he is familiar with different life stages and common stressors people face.
Background and approach
He has also led psychoeducational and process groups during his career. Jonathan blends several methods to fit each person's needs rather than using one fixed technique. He commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and client-centered approaches.
He also draws on relationship models for couples work when appropriate. People come to him with many concerns including addiction and process addictions, grief and loss, trauma, eating and sleeping problems, parenting stress, career issues, and coping with life transitions. He also supports people facing identity and intimacy-related struggles, chronic illness, and communication or commitment problems.
Sessions focus on practical steps and clearer thinking, alongside acceptance and values-based goals. Jonathan aims to build motivation, strengthen coping skills, and reduce overwhelm so people can manage daily life with more ease.
Therapeutic approaches and online options
Jonathan commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and client-centered work. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and build actions that match those values while managing difficult thoughts and feelings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting patterns in thinking and behavior and testing small changes to reduce distress and improve functioning. Client-centered therapy prioritizes empathy and collaboration so the person feels heard while they sort through concerns.Finding the best approach is a team effort. Jonathan will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress unfolds, keeping the work practical and tailored to real-life needs.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to offer flexibility. Video is useful for longer sessions and visual connection. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text messaging support brief check-ins, reminders, or reflection between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, school, or caregiving routines.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 14 years
- Licensed
- Texas
- Languages
- English
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