About Derrick
Derrick Hurst is a licensed clinical social worker practicing in Kansas. He holds LCSW and LSCSW credentials and brings eight years of hands-on experience to sessions. Derrick focuses on real problems people face like stress, anxiety, depression, and ADHD.
He centers his work on recognizing a person's strengths and building from what already works in their life. In sessions Derrick uses plain language and practical steps. He encourages people to tell their story and then helps them break problems into manageable pieces.
Background and approach
He often blends problem-solving ideas with mindful practices to reduce overwhelm and improve day-to-day functioning. Derrick pays attention to how past hurts affect current choices. He offers trauma-focused tools when memories or events keep coming up in ways that cause distress.
He also works on communication, anger, and relationship patterns so people can feel more connected and understood. Coaching-style supports are available for people who want clearer goals and more momentum. Derrick helps clients sort priorities, practice new habits, and track small wins.
He also addresses identity concerns, including LGBT-related stress, self-esteem struggles, and feelings of isolation. Derrick aims to make the first steps easier and less intimidating. He invites people to try an approach that fits their needs and pace.
If someone wants clear, straightforward help for life changes or persistent symptoms, he offers steady guidance and practical tools.
Approaches that translate well to online therapy
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and responding to each person's priorities. It helps people shape sessions around what matters to them and build on their own strengths. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and behaviors interact and offers practical exercises to reduce anxiety, improve mood, and manage ADHD-related routines. Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to lower reactivity and increase focus during stressful moments.Choosing the best approach is a shared process. Derrick will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress or new needs emerge.
Online therapy makes these approaches easy to access. Video calls are good for in-depth conversations and guided exercises. Phone sessions require less bandwidth and can fit into a work break. Live chat and text-based messaging work for short check-ins, homework support, and stepping through quick coping strategies between sessions. These options offer flexibility so therapy can fit around daily life and changing schedules.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- 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
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- Kansas, Missouri
- Languages
- English
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