- ACT and CBT
- Mindfulness techniques
- Goal focused plans
About Billings
Billings Collins is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Virginia with three years of experience. He helps people handle stress, anxiety, anger, relationship strain, parenting challenges, and issues such as depression and addiction. He also addresses career concerns, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue.
He uses straightforward, goal-focused work in sessions. Conversations aim to identify the patterns that keep problems alive. Then he and the client pick practical steps to try between meetings. Sessions tend to focus on clear skills and real-life problem solving rather than long discussions without action.
Billings draws on approaches like Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to change how people respond to difficult thoughts and feelings. He also uses mindfulness techniques and motivational interviewing to help with motivation and impulse control. Existential ideas are woven in when people are questioning life direction or purpose.
He has experience across community, acute, and long-term residential settings. That background shapes a pragmatic style that fits people juggling work, family, or caregiver duties. He works with adults facing midlife concerns, fatherhood issues, isolation, and financial stress among other topics.
Sessions are conducted in English and are framed around what the client wants to work on. To start, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule an initial session where goals are clarified and a simple plan is made.
How therapeutic approaches shape online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It focuses on choosing actions that match personal values, which can help with anger and avoidance. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the connections between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches concrete techniques to change unhelpful patterns. Mindfulness Therapy offers simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and increase calm in the moment.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences in the first sessions and recommend approaches that fit what the client wants to change. That recommendation is collaborative and can be adjusted as progress and needs become clearer.
Confirm current session options before booking, since formats are not specified here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions around work, caregiving, or other commitments. It can allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, or let someone join without traveling. The practical aim is to make therapy usable in day-to-day life while focusing on clear skills and plans identified in sessions.
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Experience
3+ years
Listed in
Virginia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does he help with?
He works with stress, anxiety, anger, parenting concerns, depression, addictions, relationship and family problems, career changes, and compassion fatigue.
What is his therapy style like?
He uses goal-oriented and solution-focused work that emphasizes practical steps and skills between sessions.
How much clinical experience does he have?
He has three years of experience as an LCSW in Virginia and additional background working in community, acute, and long-term residential settings.
What credential and location does he hold?
He is a Virginia Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Virginia.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with him?
He is not accepting international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.