About William
William Perks is a licensed clinical social worker with 39 years of practice experience. He holds a LICSW and a LISW-CP and sees clients in South Carolina. He shares information and resources for life challenges through online groups and a YouTube collection called "journey associates."
He focuses on stress, anxiety, grief, and depression, along with coping with life changes and addictions. He also helps people dealing with ADHD, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting stresses, anger, self-esteem, and career transitions.
How William works
His work includes attention to trauma and abuse, bipolar concerns, and compassion fatigue. Perks blends several therapeutic approaches in his work. He uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify values and take meaningful action.
He uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to look at thoughts and behaviors. He also draws on Client-Centered and Dialectical Behavior Therapy strategies when helpful. His style is practical and structured when needed.
He offers an eight-session intensive called "I AM READY" for focused learning and skill practice, with the option to stop after four sessions. He emphasizes looking at thoughts, history, values, and goals to increase options and results. Sessions are available in English through video calls, phone, live chat, or text messaging.
International clients are not accepted. Starting involves a brief matching questionnaire and scheduling through the Start Therapy button. Perks maintains online groups on social media for extra resources and community discussion.
He encourages prospective clients to ask questions about his style and program before the first session so they can confirm a good fit.
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What William works with
The areas below are the ones William selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Visually impaired
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Registers | LICSW, LISW-CP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 39 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | South Carolina |
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Therapeutic approaches and online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice thoughts and choose actions that align with their values; it is useful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and changing behaviors to reduce distress, which can help with mood, anxiety, and coping skills. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and building a respectful therapeutic relationship so clients feel heard and can work through their own solutions.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and needs and together decide which methods to try. That collaborative planning means sessions can be practical, values-focused, skills-based, or a mix depending on progress and feedback.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy fit everyday life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation; phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or a simpler check-in is needed. Live chat and text help people keep in touch between sessions or work in shorter, flexible exchanges. These options aim to make it easier to stay consistent with therapy while balancing work, family, and other commitments.
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