Donald "Don" Collier
Compassionate, practical help for life transitions
LMSW Michigan
- Experience
- 3 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Relationship, Family, Grief
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Narrative Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Donald
Donald "Don" Collier is a licensed social worker in Michigan who helps people facing relationship strain, family conflict, grief, parenting challenges, and career transitions.
Background and approach
He draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Narrative Therapy to help clients explore patterns of thought and the stories that shape their lives, while working toward practical changes and clearer direction. With three years of clinical experience, Don focuses on issues such as attachment and blended family dynamics, caregiver stress, communication breakdowns, and feelings of isolation or purposelessness.
He creates a compassionate, nonjudgmental environment where difficult emotions like guilt, shame, and grief can be examined and processed. Don emphasizes collaboration, helping clients identify strengths and build actionable strategies to manage impulsivity, control struggles, financial stress, midlife concerns, and mood-related difficulties.
His style prioritizes empathy and skill-building so people can move toward increased resilience and better relational functioning. Clients can expect an approach that balances evidence-informed techniques with attention to each person’s unique story, aiming to foster clearer self-understanding and practical steps for change.
Don practices in Michigan and offers a range of session formats to fit different needs and schedules.
How CBT and Narrative Work Online for Life Changes
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and replacing them with more adaptive responses; it is often used to address mood concerns, impulsivity, communication issues, and practical problem solving. Narrative Therapy invites clients to examine the stories they tell about themselves and their relationships, helping to separate problems from identity and to re-author preferred directions in life. These approaches together aim to combine skill-building with deeper meaning-making to support change.
Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Don will work collaboratively with each client to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. He approaches that exploration openly, adjusting techniques as clients try different strategies and learn what produces the most helpful results for their circumstances.
Online therapy with Don is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, giving flexibility for busy schedules and different comfort levels with technology. These formats make it easier to access ongoing support for relationship concerns, grief, parenting, and career transitions without travel, and they allow for continuity of care even when life gets complicated.
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Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
3+ years
Licensed
Michigan
Languages
English