Prof. Tommie Colin, LPC

Texas · 16 years in practice

Prof. Tommie Colin welcomes people who feel stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure where to turn.

License and registration

LPC, Texas: 79684 · expires May 2028
NPI: 1487384467 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 16
Languages: English, Spanish

Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.

About Tommie

Prof. Tommie Colin welcomes people who feel stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure where to turn. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with 16 years of clinical experience.

Sessions are offered in English and Spanish and can address a wide range of concerns including anxiety, depression, relationship strain, grief, and life changes. Her approach is straightforward and person-centered. She listens first, then helps people name what matters most.

Therapy focuses on practical steps that fit day-to-day life, not on jargon or one-size-fits-all plans.

Background and approach

Prof. Colin uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people understand and shift emotional patterns in close relationships. She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to teach skills for coping, managing worry, and changing unhelpful thinking.

Sessions are shaped around each client's goals and pace. She emphasizes patience, empathy, and respectful communication while working toward clearer choices and healthier routines. Common topics include parenting stress, addiction concerns, sleep problems, self-esteem, and caregiving strain.

People who choose her often want a calm, steady guide for sorting feelings and making practical changes. She helps clients build plans for everyday life, with attention to attachment issues, communication problems, and past losses. The goal is to move from merely getting by toward a fuller sense of thriving.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Tommie lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Trauma and abuse
Depression
Coping with life changes
Addictions
LGBT
Family conflicts
Grief
Intimacy-related issues
Sleeping disorders
Parenting issues
Anger management
Self esteem
Bipolar disorder
Coaching
Compassion fatigue
ADHD
Abandonment
Adoption and foster care
Aging and geriatric issues
Attachment issues
Autism and Asperger Syndrome
Avoidant personality
Blended family issues
Body image
Caregiver issues and stress
Chronic pain, illness, and disability
Co-morbidity
Codependency
Commitment issues
Communication problems
Control issues
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Dependent personality
Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
Divorce and separation
Domestic violence
Emptiness
Family of origin issues
Family problems
Fertility issues
Forgiveness
Gender dysphoria
Guilt and shame
Immigration issues
Impulsivity
Infidelity
Isolation / loneliness
Jealousy
Life purpose
Midlife crisis
Money and financial issues
Multicultural concerns
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Post-traumatic stress
Pregnancy and childbirth
Prejudice and discrimination
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Self-love
Sexual assault and abuse
Sexuality
Social anxiety and phobia
Somatization
Women's issues
Workplace issues
Young adult issues

Approaches Tommie names

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Online support

How emotion work and practical strategies translate online

Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people notice and change emotional patterns that keep them stuck, especially in close connections and attachment-related issues. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy focuses on values and small actions you can take even when feelings are hard, helping with anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy targets the thoughts and behaviors that maintain stress and unhelpful routines, teaching concrete skills for sleep, mood, and coping.

Finding the right approach is part of therapy. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. That means pairing emotion-focused work with skill-building when useful, and adjusting the plan over time as progress is made.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues matter. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a camera isn’t wanted. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for shorter check-ins, coaching-style support, or when scheduling quick exchanges between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving, and daily life while keeping the focus on steady, meaningful change.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of concerns does Prof. Colin address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, sleep issues, addictions, parenting strain, and many related topics listed in her specialties.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her style is warm and person-centered. She listens first, then uses emotion-focused and skills-based tools to help clients make practical changes.

How much experience does she have?

She has 16 years of professional counseling and psychotherapy experience working with a wide range of concerns.

Where is she licensed and based?

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Texas.

In which languages are sessions offered?

Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.

What session formats are available?

Therapy can be delivered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.

How does cost and payment work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

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