About me
Hello, I am Dr. Shelia Williamson Collins, PhD, NCC, LCMHC, CCMHC, LCAS, CCS, SAP, MAC, a board certified clinical mental health counselor and addiction counselor with over 17 years of experience in behavioral health. I am licensed as a clinical counselor in the states of North Carolina, Illinois, and Alaska. I have a PhD in General Psychology from Northcentral University. I also have a Master's degree in Community Counseling and a Bachelor's degree in Psychology from Chicago State University.
I have experience in working with adolescents and teens. I feel it is important to be able to listen without judgment. I specialize in mood disorders, anger management, addictions education, and relapse prevention. I provide individual, family and group counseling and psychotherapy to adolescents and teens.
Please let me know if you would prefer weekly sessions, and I will do my best to accommodate.
I believe that everyone has a story to tell; and I am here to listen. Giving voice to your concerns and issues is the first step to healing. We can accomplish this together.
It would be my honor to work with you to assist you in reaching your healthy goals.
Specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma, 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 , Read more...
Clinical approaches:
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Services offered
Messaging
Live Chat
Phone
Video
Licensing
AK LPC 172820
IL LCPC 180009872
NC LCMHC 10148
Reviews
These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Dr. Shelia Williamson Collins. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with Teen Counseling might be different.
Dr. Williamson's incite is right on. I value her input. She reduces situations to bite size lessons and helps me understand my reasoning behind my behaviors.
Dr. Williamson-Collins listens well and always gives me applicable advice when I voice my concerns about how I am processing information and the perspectives that I would like to adopt.
She's awesome at her work and extremely competent. Patient and understanding while being helpful. I am appreciative of her services
It has been a long time since I have trusted anyone to confide in my thoughts and worries. It isn't easy when you have trauma history, however, Dr. Collins is very understanding and she appears genuine. I enjoy our sessions and I feel relaxed after every session.
Dr Collins is a fantastic therapist and was extremely helpful. A great listener and empathizer who can assist in working through whatever brought you to teencounseling.com. I would 100% work with Dr Collins again in the future.
After our first session I could instantly tell she has a lot of wisdom and experience helping people in similar situations. I am excited to continue this journey with her and my partner!
I dont have any complaints about her. She reaches out to check on us frequently as well. When we did talk on the phone, she was very straight forward and took her time to make sure she could identify the problem.
I feel heard and seen. That’s important.
Very insightful
I love the way Dr. Williamson listens and takes in my situation.
She is always coming up with ideas that help and gets what I need to work on.
She is always there and ready to help. I can reach her anytime.
This sight really has a lot to offer everyone.
I have already recommended it to others.
I've had a few therapist in the past, I have had therapist who listened to me really well but couldn't quite give me the advice I need to solve my problem, and therapist who is abrasive and listen poorly, Dr. collins listens to your stories and validate your values even if it doesn't line up with hers, she sees where you are coming from, and if you and your spouse desire to make things work and you are ready to break your habit and change, she can take you there.
Dr. Williamson is a calm and understanding therapist that always listens and has a variety of tools to pass on that I use in everyday situations. Extremely grateful for her efforts!
She truly listens and guides the way you are nost comfortable
She’s a good therapist
She’s wise, understanding and capable of helping you recognizing the best way to handle challenging situations
She is absolutely amazing and had been a great help.
Very transparent, real and down to earth great listener and very experienced.
Amazingly helpful kind and considerate. Very appreciative of the help you’ve provided.
Great, expertise in the field and listens
She’s been a great therapist since I started speaking to her
Excellent, i am very pleased with Dr. Williamson Collins, my partner and I are not in the same household and she’s made it very easy for us to coordinate sessions, she’s super insightful snd I couldn’t ask for a better one!
Dr. Williamson Collins provides good strategies to help cope with changes and transitions.
I have been working with Dr Williamson on and off now for nearly a year, she really understands me and have really helped me with my thought process, she is amazing and I highly recommend her
Dr Sheila Williamson-Collins is a great therapist
Dr Williamson is one of the loveliest people. She takes the time to listen and understand a client's situation and emotions and very kindly works through them. She's amazing.
This has been one of the best experiences in my life! It has been hugely impactful on how I go about my day to day.
Dr. Williamson Collins is one of the best Counsellors I have had so far. She listens and guides you to find a solution.
Dr. Williamson Collins is one of the most professional and honest counselors I have ever worked with. She is kind, gracious, and highly qualified.
She is great!
Dr. Collins is a great listener and has given me actionable strategies for managing my anxiety. These are tools that I didn’t know about before talking to her, so I’m very grateful for her insights.
Excited to grow and see more!
As a parent I find Dr. Williamson Collins knowledgeable, reliable, caring and professional in her interaction with me and my son. So far I am very satisfied with her work and so is my son. I would therefore have no hesitation in recommending her services.
Dr. Williamson Collin’s is easy to talk to, warm, and professional. I have very much enjoyed working with her so far.
I appreciate someone who I feel can relate the type of pain I’m working through.
I am so grateful to feel understood.
It’s a very good feeling to be able to speak honestly and openly to someone that has experienced similar life experiences and how gay fact provides me with so much more assurance that the advice I’m being given is coming from a place of “been there done that” so to speak. I’ve been challenged in the past with feeling confident in therapy due to the fact that I felt I could not relate to my therapist I would be very guarded and sometimes not comfortable enough to share my true feelings.
Dr. Collins was a good person to talk to and on more than one occasion I felt the weight lift off my shoulders after talking to her. I had explored another counselor before and I didn't feel too heard... just parroted =/
With only two talking sessions I feel comfortable talking and listen to Dr Collins. She’s patient and just a blessing to talk to, I feel safe to tell her what’s actually on my mind and know I’ll get an honest neutral response that’s is carefully thought through.
Dr. Williamson Collins is incredible. She is a great listener but also provide wonderful feedback and help. I could not be more satisfied and grateful to e-meet her. I would recommend her 200%. Thank you!!!
I absolutely love my time with Dr. Williamson. When I was matched with her, it was a bit of full circle moment because we share the same hometown and she grew up in the same area as my mother.
I love that she checks in with me during the week outside of scheduled appt times to express genuine concern. She always has the perfect insight and is a great, empathetic listener. Whether it’s via chat or phone call, we always touch base on the topics I want to tackle. She really helped me process and begin the process of overcoming trauma and anxiety.
More importantly, she effortlessly lightens the mood and makes me laugh when she shares stories about her own trials and tribulations and overcoming them. I would definitely recommend her to everyone, especially (Black) women.
Dr. Williamson Collins has been nothing short of amazing. She has always been extremely supportive and understanding. I honestly could not have asked for a better person to express how I'm feeling too. I feel very lucky and grateful.
Dr. Collins was an incredible counselor - understanding, open, and extremely honest. She really helped me out!.
I can't say enough good things about Sheila. She is kind, sensible, diligent, remarkably well qualified and has a knack for getting to the root of the issue.
She really has such a beautiful insight on things. She makes me feel like I can accomplish anything even when I feel down. I highly recommend her.
Best counselor I've had thus far. Can understand me easily. He personal accounts help me not to feel so alone.
I was glad that we had some things that we could relate on. She is very kind and really helped me see things from a different perspective.
Dr. Willoamson Collins is very quick to respond to any messages that I send. She is very good at checking in on me as well!
I like that she checks up on me and allows me to express myself in a way that is very understanding.
I appreciate working with Dr. Collins. She is patient, knowledgeable and a pleasure to talk to. I would recommend her to anyone who wants to feel seen and heard.
I have enjoyed the talks and messaging back and forth with Dr. Williamson Collins. She always responds in a timely manner. I love the fact that she sincerely wants to help me go through the struggles I am having now, and my issues from my past. Dr. a Williamson Collins is truly dedicated to helping those in need. I had to cancel a video session on very short notice and felt absolutely horrible for wasting her time that could have been helpful to others. I say that, but I have no doubt in my mind that did exactly that. I can not imagine her wasting any time. She was so understanding and comforting when I apologized. I felt very at ease with her. I have received informational readings, and also worksheets to complete after reading. I would highly recommend anyone who is struggling through lives difficult moments to look her up.
Dr. Williamson Collins is phenomenal. She is very attentive and gave an exact response to all of my concerns. She offered many tools to assist me in handling my issues. I couldn't recommend her enough!