- Years in practice
- 14
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Texas
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Self esteem
About Jonathan
Jonathan Collins is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Texas. He draws on 14 years of clinical experience to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and parenting concerns. His manner is warm and interactive, with an emphasis on respect and compassion.
He uses practical talk and structured skills so clients can apply them day to day. Sessions often focus on changing unhelpful thoughts, building coping skills, and identifying values that guide decisions.
Background and approach
Jonathan adapts his approach to fit each person rather than using the same plan for everyone. Over his career he has worked in college counseling, vocational settings, community mental health, inpatient residential programs, and psychiatric hospitals. That range has shaped how he supports people through grief, trauma, addiction, ADHD, and major life changes.
He has led both psychoeducational and process groups. Jonathan integrates tools from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and client-centered work. He also draws on relationship-focused methods when appropriate.
The aim is to pick techniques that match a person's goals and daily life challenges. When someone reaches out he focuses on clear, achievable steps. He helps people talk through communication problems, coping strategies, self-esteem, career issues, and parenting stress.
The goal is practical change that fits into real life routines.
What Jonathan works with
Everything Jonathan lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Jonathan helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- ADHD
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Jonathan lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Gottman Method
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Online approaches that focus on values, skills, and relationships
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, stress, and parenting decisions where staying focused on what matters matters more than eliminating every difficult thought. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions interact and teaches concrete tools to shift unhelpful patterns. CBT is often used for depression, anxiety, sleep and eating concerns.Finding the right approach is part of therapy. The therapist works collaboratively to decide which methods fit a person’s goals and daily life. That process may combine ACT, CBT, and client-centered support so the plan suits individual needs rather than a fixed method.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions let people use visual cues for longer work, phone is helpful when bandwidth is an issue, live chat can be good for brief check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing reminders and brief reflections between sessions. These options make scheduling easier and help therapy fit into busy days, work breaks, or parenting routines.
Questions people ask about Jonathan
What concerns does Jonathan commonly address?
He focuses on a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD, addictions, grief, trauma and parenting challenges.
What is his general therapy approach and style?
Sessions are warm and interactive. He combines structured skills work with client-centered conversation to match each person’s needs.
What is his professional background?
He has 14 years of experience and has worked in college counseling, vocational counseling, community mental health, inpatient residential treatment, and psychiatric hospitalization.
Where is he licensed and based?
He is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, practicing in Texas.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are offered?
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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