Curtis Williams, LPC

Curtis Williams is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas who helps people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, and relationship struggles. He speaks directly and calmly, aiming to make the first steps less overwhelming for someone searching for help.

Curtis draws on five years of clinical experience across outpatient substance abuse care, inpatient hospital settings, and private practice. He has supported people dealing with depression, parenting challenges, career changes, grief, and reactions to physical or emotional trauma.

His approach is warm and interactive. Sessions focus on practical next steps when people need them, and on understanding family patterns when that helps make sense of current problems. Curtis adapts conversations and plans to what each person wants and needs.

He uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) alongside solution-focused ideas, narrative work, motivational interviewing, EMDR, and elements of the Gottman Method depending on the concern. That mix lets him combine short-term strategies with deeper work when appropriate.

Curtis aims to help people build skills they can use between sessions. He works with issues like addiction, attachment problems, communication difficulties, caregiver stress, midlife questions, and life-purpose concerns. If someone wants guidance on coping with major changes or improving close relationships, he helps outline clear steps and keeps the work practical.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Curtis draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and EMDR as core tools when appropriate. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes; it is useful for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and coping with life changes. EMDR uses structured processing of distressing memories and reactions to reduce their intensity, often used for trauma-related symptoms and abuse recovery.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Curtis will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels doable. Together they shape a plan that can include short-term skill building or longer narrative and relational work depending on needs.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can fit a break at work or be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and messaging let people check in between sessions or use brief coaching-style support without scheduling a full call.