Derick Farmer, LSCSW, LCSW
Licensed in Kansas · 9 years in practice
Derick Farmer is a licensed social worker who helps adults facing depression, anxiety, stress, grief, and mood-related concerns.
License and registration
- LSCSW, Kansas
- LSCSW 4726 · expires October 2027
- LCSW, Missouri
- 2018001714 · expires September 2027
- NPI
- 1851874564 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 9
- Languages
- English
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About Derick
Derick Farmer is a licensed social worker who helps adults facing depression, anxiety, stress, grief, and mood-related concerns. He frames sessions around what each person needs right now and focuses on practical steps that can be used between meetings. He draws on about nine years of clinical experience and holds LSCSW and LCSW credentials.
Derick centers conversations on the client’s strengths, values, and daily life. Sessions tend to mix gentle support with goal-focused work so people leave with clear next steps.
Background and approach
Derick helps people build self-compassion and better ways to talk with others. He teaches concrete coping skills for anxiety, burnout, and sleep problems. He also guides people who are wrestling with grief, career choices, or major life changes.
His work often includes skill practice, short-term planning, and checking what is or isn’t working. He uses approaches that emphasize thinking patterns, emotion regulation, and present-moment awareness to reduce distress and improve coping. Conversations are direct but respectful, aimed at making therapy useful in everyday situations.
People who prefer a mix of emotional support and practical tools tend to do well with his style. He accepts clients in Missouri and offers several remote session formats. People can expect a straightforward, steady approach focused on progress and manageable change.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Derick lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Anger management
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Compassion fatigue
- Antisocial personality
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Workplace issues
Approaches Derick names
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
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Online support
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Derick commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy techniques. CBT looks at how thoughts, behaviors, and feelings interact and teaches exercises to change unhelpful patterns. DBT focuses on emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills that help during intense moments and improve day-to-day stability.He also draws on Mindfulness Therapy to help people notice thoughts and feelings without getting swept away. Mindfulness practices can reduce rumination and support better sleep and stress management. Choosing an approach is a collaborative process - Derick works with each person to match techniques to their goals, needs, and preferences rather than following a fixed plan.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs. Video calls work well for face-to-face conversations, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and text or chat formats allow brief check-ins or ongoing support between meetings. These options make therapy more flexible for work, caregiving, or busy days while keeping the focus on useful skills and steady progress.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does he address?
He helps with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, anger, mood disorders, and related issues like sleep problems and self-esteem.
What kind of therapy style does he use?
His style mixes compassionate listening with goal-focused work and practical skill teaching to use between sessions.
How much clinical experience does he have?
He has about nine years of experience working with adults on mood and life-change concerns.
What are his credentials and region?
He holds LSCSW and LCSW credentials and practices in Missouri, with prior licensure noted in Kansas.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
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