Dr. Shelia Williamson Collins, LPC, LCPC
Experienced counselor helping people manage strong emotions
Book with SheliaWorks with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Depression
How Shelia works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC, LCPC
- Licensed in
- Illinois, North Carolina, Alaska
- Years in practice
- 18
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Shelia
Dr. Shelia Williamson Collins is a licensed counselor with 18 years of experience. She holds LPC and LCPC credentials and practices in North Carolina.
She listens first and helps people find steady ways to manage strong feelings. Her background includes work in inpatient psychiatric care, outpatient clinics, community mental health, and residential substance treatment. That range gives practical insight into stress, addiction, mood concerns, and trauma.
She uses straightforward methods to help people change unhelpful patterns.
Background and approach
Sessions typically focus on what matters most to the client. She often uses client-centered methods so the person feels heard and understood. She also draws on cognitive behavioral work to shift thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going.
When emotions run high she uses skills from dialectical behavior therapy to teach pacing, distress tolerance, and better emotional regulation. This approach can be useful for anger, intense anxiety, or mood swings. It also supports relapse prevention for people with substance use concerns.
She helps people dealing with relationship strain, parenting stress, grief, identity and LGBT questions, and life transitions. Practical tools, short-term skill building, and clear goals are all part of her style. The focus is on what the person wants to change and how to get there.
What Shelia works with
Everything Shelia lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Shelia's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Depression
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
Approaches Shelia lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Practical approaches for online therapy and emotional regulation
Client-centered therapy puts the client's concerns first and focuses on listening and understanding. It helps people clarify what they want to change and guides the therapist to follow the client's pace and priorities.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks down the connections between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It gives concrete strategies to shift unhelpful thinking and behavior, which can reduce anxiety, low mood, and problematic coping habits.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, offers hands-on skills for managing intense emotions, tolerating distress, and improving interpersonal effectiveness. These skills are commonly used when anger or mood swings get in the way of daily life.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with the client to try methods that match their goals and preferences, and adjust the plan as needed based on what helps most.
Online sessions via video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction for skill practice, phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth or camera use is limited, and messaging or live chat work well for quick check-ins or tracking progress between sessions. These options add flexibility so therapy can continue when schedules or circumstances change.
Questions people ask about Shelia
What concerns does she help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, anger, depression, and related issues such as grief, parenting strain, and self-esteem.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is person-centered and collaborative. She listens first, then uses practical exercises and skill teaching to address the client's goals.
What experience does she bring to sessions?
She has 18 years of work in inpatient psychiatric units, outpatient clinics, community mental health, and residential substance treatment programs.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is licensed as an LPC and LCPC and practices in North Carolina.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.