About Derick
Derick Farmer is a licensed social worker who helps adults facing anxiety, depression, stress, grief, and mood-related concerns. He focuses on clear steps people can take to feel steadier and more in control. Sessions are meant to be respectful and practical so a client can use what they learn right away.
Derick draws on common-sense, evidence-based approaches. He uses techniques that help identify unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. He also teaches skills for emotional regulation, mindfulness, and short-term goal work to address pressing problems.
Background and approach
He emphasizes each person’s strengths and values when planning therapy. That means treatment is shaped by what matters most to the client, whether it’s work stress, relationship strain, sleep problems, or finding life purpose. Derick often blends practical problem-solving with emotion-focused skill building.
Over nine years of practice, he has supported people through grief, addiction concerns, chronic illness challenges, and mood disorders. He pays attention to patterns like impulsivity, codependency, or difficulty communicating, and helps clients develop alternatives that reduce conflict and isolation. Derick holds KS LSCSW and MO LCSW credentials and practices in Missouri.
He aims for a down-to-earth style that balances empathy with clear, usable tools. New clients typically begin by matching goals, then choosing a session format that fits their schedule.
How talk therapy and skills work online
Derick uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy in online work. CBT helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors to reduce anxiety and depression. DBT focuses on emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and improving interpersonal effectiveness for people who struggle with intense emotions.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist and client review goals, symptoms, and preferences and then try techniques that fit those needs. Adjustments are made over time so the plan stays useful and relevant.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat supports shorter check-ins, and text messaging lets clients share thoughts between sessions. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, caregiving, or medical needs.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Anger management
Also listed
- Addictions
- Antisocial personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 9 years
- Licensed
- Kansas, Missouri
- Languages
- English
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