William Perks, LICSW, LISW-CP

William Perks is a licensed clinical social worker with 39 years of experience. He practices from South Carolina and brings a steady, straightforward style to sessions. He helps people sort through stressful life events, anxiety, grief, and problems like ADHD and addictions.

He organizes information and resources on a range of topics and curates material clients can use between sessions. That includes a YouTube collection and several Facebook groups focused on coping, creative problem solving, and life stages. These collections are offered as optional aids rather than a replacement for talking through concerns in therapy.

In sessions he reviews thoughts, behaviors, beliefs, and goals to increase awareness of options. He uses practical conversation to identify choices that may lead to healthier daily routines and clearer next steps. He also offers a structured eight-session intensive called "I AM READY" that focuses on skills, activities, and tools to jump-start progress.

William works with people facing a wide variety of issues including relationship and intimacy-related concerns, parenting stress, caregiver strain, chronic illness, career questions, and recovery from trauma or loss. He frames work around values and decisions so clients can make changes that fit their life.

Before a longer commitment he encourages an initial meeting where a potential client can interview him about style and fit. That early conversation helps decide whether to continue with a short package, the intensive, or ongoing sessions.

Evidence-informed approaches and online care

William frequently uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Client-Centered Therapy in his work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at how thoughts and actions interact and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy emphasizes values and flexible actions so people can move toward a life that matters to them even when difficult emotions remain. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding so a person feels heard while they consider change.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. He will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, preferences, and the problems they bring. That might mean mixing techniques from different approaches and checking in regularly to adjust the plan.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more convenient. Video is useful for full conversations and visual cues, phone works well when hands-free or lower bandwidth is needed, live chat can be a short check-in, and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options help fit therapy into work, caregiving schedules, or busy days while keeping the focus on practical progress.