Christina Collins , LMHC, LCPC

Christina Collins is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) and a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) with 13 years of experience. She practices from Illinois and is a visible ally to LGBTQIA+ people. She focuses on issues many women ask about, including stress, anxiety, grief, self-esteem, parenting concerns, and navigating life transitions.

Christina takes a collaborative approach in sessions. She listens first, then offers tools and options tailored to each person's goals. Sessions are practical and usually focus on what to do now, while also making space to look at past events when those affect current life.

Her work draws on client-centered principles, cognitive behavioral techniques, and skills from dialectical behavior therapy. She also uses EMDR for trauma-related concerns and motivational interviewing when people are deciding on change. Christina adapts methods to fit each person's needs and preferences rather than using a one-size-fits-all plan.

People come to her for a wide range of concerns, from depression and ADHD to sexual assault, adoption-related issues, and questions about sexuality or non-monogamy. She also supports those coping with compassion fatigue and career stress. Her experience includes helping folks who identify as part of the LGBT community.

Sessions can be held by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Christina helps people set clear goals and practices techniques together during sessions so skills can be used in daily life. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a session.

How Christina Uses Approaches Online

Client-centered therapy focuses on the person and their goals. In practice this means sessions begin with listening and understanding, then working together to choose steps that feel right for the individual. This approach helps with stress, self-esteem, and life changes.

Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, behaviors, and feelings connect. Christina uses simple CBT techniques to teach practical skills for anxiety, depression, and coping with ADHD symptoms. Dialectical behavior therapy, or DBT, offers skills for emotion regulation and distress tolerance and is useful for intense emotions or overwhelming stress.

Finding the right approach is a team effort. Christina discusses options with each person and adjusts methods based on goals and preferences. She balances short-term problem solving with strategies that address deeper patterns when needed.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and skill practice, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat allows quick check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, parenting, or busy schedules.