About Derrick
Derrick Hurst is a licensed clinical social worker practicing in Kansas. He holds an LCSW and a Licensed Specialist Clinical Social Worker, and he has eight years of professional experience. Derrick focuses on helping people find practical ways forward when life feels overwhelming.
He uses a straightforward, respectful approach that starts with listening. Derrick treats clients as the experts on their lives and works alongside them to build on their strengths.
How Derrick works
Sessions tend to focus on clear goals and small, achievable steps. Common concerns he helps people with include stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, and coping with life changes. He also supports people dealing with family conflicts, anger, ADHD, and issues around identity and relationships.
Derrick addresses both immediate problems and longer-term patterns like attachment issues or impulsivity. In sessions he may draw on solution-focused and cognitive strategies to try practical experiments between meetings. Mindfulness techniques are used to help manage strong emotions and reduce reactivity.
For trauma-related concerns he uses trauma-focused approaches to create a safer, paced way to process difficult experiences. People who like a collaborative, down-to-earth style often find his approach helpful. Derrick aims to make goals clear, track progress, and adjust the plan as needed.
He encourages small changes that add up to bigger improvements over time.
Derrick lists 5 ways of working on the entry:
What Derrick works with
The areas below are the ones Derrick selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Registers | LCSW, LSCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 8 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Kansas |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
Therapeutic approaches that translate well to online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on treating the person with respect and listening first. This approach means sessions often begin by asking what matters most to the client and tailoring support around their priorities. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect and uses practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns; it is useful for anxiety, depression, and panic. Trauma-Focused Therapy provides structured ways to address traumatic memories at a pace the person can handle and is aimed at reducing reactivity and improving day-to-day functioning.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Derrick will collaborate with each client to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and comfort level. He checks in about what is helping and adjusts the plan so therapy stays useful and realistic.
Online formats like video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when that helps progress. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be simpler to schedule. Live chat and messaging can work well for brief check-ins, coaching-style support, or people who prefer writing. These options provide flexibility for different rhythms and practical needs.
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A practical next step
Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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