01 · Who Billings works with

Billings works with stress, Anxiety, parenting issues and anger management

Billings lists 11 specialisms and 17 further focus areas. Specialisms are the subjects Billings chose to list first, which is the closest a listing gets to “this is my actual practice”.

02 · In Billings's own words

What Billings says about the work

Reproduced in full and unedited - not summarised, not tightened, not rewritten in a house voice.

I am a licensed clinical Social worker in Virginia, with over 5 year experience providing direct counseling services to individuals, groups, families and couples. I have over 15 years experience as a social worker and have gained experience working with many populations to include, seniors, adolescents, and adults at all stages of life. I have worked in community based settings, acute settings and long term residential settings. My experience allows me to work with a wide range of issues and populations.

My approach to therapy is goal oriented and solutions focused. I approach therapy from a place of compassion, empathy and understanding, with no judgement. I want to help others identify issue that are causing problems in their lives,. Through therapy i would like to help others develop plans to address their issues and over come obstacles and barriers that maybe preventing them from living life to the fullest and reaching their maximum potential.

Therapy is big step and can be a powerful tool for self-improvement and i would like to help. I look forward to working with you!

Billings Collins, on the BetterHelp listing · read 9 Oct 2026

03 · How Billings works

The 5 approaches Billings lists, in plain English

These are the clinical methods Billings lists. The descriptions are Maker Therapy's, not Billings's - a general explanation of what each method is, so the list means something before you have spoken to anybody. They are not a claim about how Billings runs a session.

Acceptance and Commitment TherapyACT

Rather than trying to argue a painful thought away, ACT works on loosening its grip and getting on with what matters to you anyway. Sessions spend real time naming your values, then building action around them while difficult feelings are still present.

Cognitive Behavioural TherapyCBT

Structured, present-focused work on the loop between what you think, how you feel and what you then do. Usually means noticing a thought pattern in the room, testing it against evidence, and practising something different between sessions. Among the most heavily researched talking therapies for depression and anxiety.

Mindfulness-Based TherapyMBCT

Trains attention on what is happening right now - body, breath, the thought as it arrives - so distress can be observed rather than automatically acted on. Strongest evidence is in preventing depression from recurring, and it is usually taught as a practice you keep doing outside the session.

Motivational InterviewingMI

A way of talking about change with somebody who is genuinely in two minds about it. The therapist does not argue for the change; they help you say your own reasons out loud, which is the part that predicts whether it happens. Common around substance use and health behaviour.

Solution-Focused Brief TherapySFBT

Starts from where you want to end up rather than from how you got here. Sessions look for the times the problem is already smaller and work out what is different about those, so the number of sessions tends to be short and the work concrete.

Also listed

• Existential Therapy

04 · What happens next

From this page to a first session

Billings practises through BetterHelp, so the route in is BetterHelp's. This is that sequence, written by Maker Therapy from the platform's published process - not a description of Billings's own practice, and not a promise about how quickly anything happens.

1. A questionnaire, not a booking form

   BetterHelp opens with a set of questions about what you are dealing with, what you want from therapy, and any preferences on the therapist. You are not booking Billings at this point.

2. Naming Billings specifically

   BetterHelp matches algorithmically by default, so asking for Billings is a step you have to take. There is a field for requesting a specific therapist during sign-up, and you can switch afterwards from your account. Starting from a link on this page does not by itself assign you to Billings.

3. If the caseload is full

   You will be offered somebody else rather than put on a waitlist. Worth knowing, because it is easy to assume a match is the person you asked for.

4. The first conversation

   A first session is typically history and orientation: what brought you, what has been tried, what you want to be different. It is also where the questions in the next section belong.

5. If the fit is wrong

   Changing therapist on BetterHelp does not need a reason. A first session that does not click is common and is not a verdict on therapy. That option existing is the main practical difference between a platform and a private practice.

05 · Practical details

Credentials and licensing

Credential

LCSW

Licensed in

Virginia

Licence

VA LCSW 0904009034

Licence number

0904009034

Licence expires

30 Jun 2027

NPI

1487038725

Years in practice

3

Gender

Male

Languages

English

International clients

Not accepted

Listed since

15 May 2026

06 · Provenance

Where every line on this page came from

Billings's name, credential, state, subjects, approaches and biography are read from BetterHelp's therapist roster, which Maker Therapy re-reads once a day; this page reflects the reading taken on 9 Oct 2026. The licence number and NPI are cross-checked against public registers.

The plain-English method descriptions, the first-session walkthrough and the questions are written by Maker Therapy and labelled as such wherever they appear.

Maker Therapy is not BetterHelp, does not take bookings, and has not met Billings. There are no reviews or ratings on this page because we have no way to verify one. If you start therapy through a link here, we may be paid a commission - it does not change your price and it does not affect who appears here or in what order.

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