About Derrell
Derrell Tidwell is a licensed clinical social worker with more than four decades of practice. He holds LCSW and LICSW credentials and offers a calm, straightforward style that helps people sort through stressful moments. He focuses on issues like anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, eating concerns, self-esteem, and life changes.
Derrell uses clear, practical methods to help people find workable steps forward. He treats LGBT-related challenges and family and relationship concerns, and he brings special attention to multicultural issues and the needs of people of color.
How Derrell works
His background includes long experience helping with panic attacks, personality concerns, and coping with loss or separation. In sessions he leans on client-centered listening to hear what matters most to each person. He also applies cognitive behavioral tools to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and trauma-focused work when past events continue to cause distress.
Solution-focused techniques are used to outline small, achievable goals between meetings. Derrell aims to help people use strengths they already have. He focuses on building clarity, improving communication, and reducing daily stress so clients can manage challenges more easily.
He also addresses issues like abandonment, codependency, guilt and shame, and caregiver stress. Sessions are offered in English and are provided to people located in Washington. He combines years of clinical experience with a practical coaching mindset to help clients move toward clearer decisions and steadier coping.
Derrell lists 5 ways of working on the entry:
What Derrell works with
The areas below are the ones Derrell selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Registers | LCSW, LICSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 42 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Washington |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
How therapy approaches translate to online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and empathy. The therapist follows the person's lead, reflects what is said, and helps clarify goals; this supports issues like self-esteem, relationship concerns, and exploring identity. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical skills to reduce anxiety, panic, and depressive patterns. Trauma-Focused Therapy pays attention to how past harmful events still affect daily life and uses careful steps to reduce their ongoing impact.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences, and then suggest which methods to try first. That plan can change as progress is made and goals evolve.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video works well for full conversations and visual cues. Phone sessions can fit a busy day or use less bandwidth. Live chat and messaging are useful for brief check-ins, coaching-style support, or when someone prefers typed communication. These options make it easier to schedule work around life and to continue therapy across time and location.
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