Donald "Don" Collier

Donald "Don" Collier is an LMSW (Licensed Master Social Worker) practicing in Michigan with three years of experience. He works with people facing relationship strain, family conflict, grief, parenting challenges, and career transitions. Don also focuses on life purpose questions and struggles with isolation or social anxiety.

He keeps sessions direct and practical. Don uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Narrative Therapy to help people name patterns and try small changes. Conversations often look at thoughts, behaviors, and the stories people tell about themselves.

Don pays attention to emotions like guilt, shame, and frustration. He helps clients break problems into manageable steps and practice different responses. Sessions may include identifying unhelpful thinking, testing new behaviors, and reframing difficult events.

He also assists with attachment concerns, blended family issues, caregiver stress, communication problems, and separation or divorce. Work on money worries, midlife questions, and men’s issues is offered with straightforward discussion and skill-building.

People who come with career doubts or a sense of being stuck explore concrete decision-making tools and values-based choices. Don encourages short practice exercises between sessions to try out new ways of relating and coping.

His style is collaborative and problem-focused. Before the first session he asks about what matters most now and what a small next step would look like. That helps shape practical goals for therapy.

How his approaches translate to online sessions

Don draws from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Narrative Therapy and explains how each helps in concrete terms. CBT looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and uses short exercises to test different responses; it suits worries, mood shifts, and behavior change. Narrative Therapy focuses on the stories people tell about themselves and helps separate problems from identity so new possibilities can be considered.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Don collaborates with clients to decide which methods to try based on their goals and day-to-day needs. He checks in and adjusts the plan as people test new ways of thinking and acting.

Please confirm the current session options before booking, as formats are not specified in the biography. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. They can also help people try exercises or behavior experiments between meetings without changing their routine.