About Collin
Collin Grossruck uses a client-centered, practical approach to help people through relationship and life challenges. He is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) with 18 years of experience and practices in Texas. Collin writes plainly and listens first, then helps people find small steps that lead to change.
He focuses on relationship issues, trauma and abuse, and parenting concerns. Collin also helps with stress, anxiety, grief, anger, self-esteem, and adapting to life changes.
How Collin works
He works with people facing career shifts, compassion fatigue, and ADHD-related struggles. Collin draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy to improve emotional connection in relationships and on the Gottman Method to strengthen communication and problem-solving. He uses Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, when appropriate, to address traumatic memories.
Solution-Focused techniques are woven in to set clear goals and quick steps forward. Sessions are conversational and goal-oriented. Collin aims to create a respectful space where clients talk through painful moments and practice different ways to respond.
He may suggest exercises between meetings to build new habits and improve interactions at home or work. He accepts people from Texas and also works with international clients. Collin offers several session formats to fit busy lives, and he guides each person toward approaches that match their goals and preferences.
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What Collin works with
The areas below are the ones Collin selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Career difficulties
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Blended family issues
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Stress, Anxiety
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Training and background
| Register | LMFT |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 18 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Texas |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches you can use online
Collin often combines Emotionally-Focused Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy to help people address relationship pain and personal distress. Emotionally-Focused Therapy focuses on identifying and reshaping emotional responses between partners or in close relationships to improve connection and reduce repeated conflict. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a warm, accepting stance where the therapist listens and follows the client's pace to help them find their own solutions.He may also use Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing for trauma work when appropriate. EMDR involves guided processing of distressing memories to reduce their emotional intensity and help people move forward from past events.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. Collin discusses goals and preferences with each person and adjusts methods based on what is helpful. This collaborative decision-making helps shape a plan that fits the client's situation and realistic steps for change.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video lets people read facial cues during deeper conversations, phone can be easier when video is not possible, live chat is useful for brief check-ins, and text-based messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into work, parenting, or travel schedules while keeping focus on progress and goals.
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