Works with
- Anger
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
How Colin works
- Not listed
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCPC
- Licensed in
- Illinois
- Years in practice
- 10
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Colin
Colin Overton is a licensed clinical professional counselor who helps people manage anger and relationship stress. He supports people facing anxiety, depression, grief, addiction concerns, and major life changes. Colin aims to make the first step feel manageable and less overwhelming for those seeking change.
Colin keeps sessions straightforward and practical. He offers a calm, nonjudgmental space where people can talk through what is happening in their lives. Sessions focus on clear goals and small steps that build better coping skills over time.
Background and approach
With ten years of experience, Colin draws on approaches grounded in evidence-based therapeutic techniques. He has worked with people dealing with trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, intimacy concerns, self-esteem issues, and stress related to work or caregiving. His background also includes work around adoption and foster care, end-of-life and hospice concerns, and multicultural or identity-related stressors.
Colin works with people confronting complicated sexual or relationship arrangements, including polyamory and kink-affirming topics, as well as concerns related to gender dysphoria and HIV/AIDS. He also supports those facing first responder stress, compassion fatigue, and the effects of long-term caregiving. Sessions are offered in English and take place through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
Colin holds an LCPC in Illinois and tailors his approach to each person's needs and goals.
What Colin works with
Everything Colin lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Colin's practice.
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- First responder issues
- Gender dysphoria
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Jealousy
- Multicultural concerns
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-harm
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Young adult issues
Doing evidence-based work online
Colin uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change and coping skills. One common approach emphasizes learning new coping strategies and behavior changes to manage anger, stress, and mood symptoms; this involves identifying triggers and practicing alternative responses. Another approach centers on processing past trauma and abuse by working at a pace the person can handle, helping to reduce reactivity and improve daily functioning.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Colin collaborates with each person to pick methods that match their goals, needs, and comfort level. He adjusts pacing and techniques as progress is made, so the plan evolves based on how well it fits.
Online visits are available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video sessions let people use visual cues for discussion and skill practice. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth or camera use is limited. Live chat or text-based messaging can work well for brief check-ins, coaching-style guidance, or when someone needs flexibility during a busy day. These options make it easier to fit care into work, caregiving, or travel schedules while keeping the focus on useful, hands-on support.
Questions people ask about Colin
What kinds of problems does Colin work with?
He supports people with anger, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, anxiety, depression, grief, and addiction-related issues.
How would you describe his therapy style?
Colin keeps sessions down to earth and goal-focused. He prioritizes a calm, nonjudgmental space and practical steps people can use between sessions.
What experience does he bring?
He has ten years of professional experience working with a wide range of concerns including intimacy issues, self-esteem, bipolar mood concerns, and coping with life transitions.
Where is he licensed and based?
Colin holds an LCPC, which is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, in Illinois.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with him?
International clients are not currently accepted; his practice is based in Illinois and serves clients within that licensing scope.
What session formats are available?
Colin meets with people via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does payment and getting started work?
Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time and cost varies by location and therapist availability; to begin, select the Start Therapy button, fill out a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session.