Colleen Neuer
Helping parents and families find practical support
- Credentials
- LCMHC, LPC
- Experience
- 21 years
- Licensed in
- North Carolina, Virginia
- Languages
- English
- Format
- Online sessions
About Colleen
Colleen Neuer is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor - LCMHC and a Licensed Professional Counselor - LPC with 21 years of combined experience in counseling and school settings. She has spent much of her career supporting people who face anxiety, anger, relationship challenges, parenting concerns, life transitions, career questions, stress, depression, and LGBT-related issues.
Colleen brings a warm style and a bit of humor to sessions to help clients feel at ease while they talk through difficult topics.
Background and approach
She previously worked for many years as a school counselor and has ample experience working closely with families. That background informs her practical approach when addressing parenting challenges and relationship dynamics. Colleen draws on tools from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Solution-Focused Therapy to help people clarify goals and try new ways of coping.
In sessions she aims to make therapy feel collaborative and down-to-earth. She listens first, then helps set simple, realistic steps clients can practice between meetings. The work focuses on clear skills for managing emotions and on small changes that lead to better day-to-day functioning.
Her approach is adaptable to whatever a person brings to the room. Colleen emphasizes respect and a supportive tone while helping clients identify priorities and practical next steps. She encourages people to build skills they can apply beyond therapy.
Colleen practices in Virginia and uses coaching techniques alongside counseling when appropriate. Her goal is to help clients feel more capable navigating life, relationships, and parenting demands.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding each person's experience. The therapist offers empathy and respect, helping clients find their own solutions and build confidence over time. This approach is useful when someone wants a supportive space to sort through feelings and choices.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. It teaches concrete skills to challenge unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. CBT can help with anxiety, depression, stress, and practical problem solving.
Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on goals and small steps that lead to change. It asks what is already working and how to do more of it, making it a good fit for people who want quick, actionable strategies.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss options and tailor methods to match a client's needs, goals, and preferences. Treatment is collaborative, and approaches can be combined or adjusted over time to improve fit.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These formats let people connect from home, coordinate around busy schedules, and continue work between meetings. For many, the variety of options makes it easier to stay consistent with treatment and practice new skills in daily life.
Client-Centered Therapy
The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.
Solution-Focused Therapy
Rather than examining the problem at length, this looks at what is already working and builds on it. Sessions tend to be practical and forward-looking, with small achievable steps, which translates readily to shorter online conversations.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also works with
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 21 years
- Licensed
- North Carolina, Virginia
- Languages
- English
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