Christina Collins, LMHC, LCPC

Christina Collins is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor in Illinois and a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Indiana with 13 years of experience. She is an ally of the LGBTQIA+ community and helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, parenting strains, career questions, and trauma. Many clients seek her out when they need help coping with life changes or managing compassion fatigue and ADHD.

Her approach is collaborative and down-to-earth. She treats each person as the expert on their life and offers practical strategies to try between sessions. Christina focuses mostly on the present, while remaining open to looking at past events that still affect day-to-day life.

She draws from cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, EMDR, motivational interviewing, and client-centered therapy. That mix lets her tailor tools to the concern at hand, whether the need is symptom relief, skills practice, or processing a hard event.

Christina works with a wide range of issues including sexuality and identity questions, family of origin concerns, adoption and foster care matters, and sexual assault recovery. She also supports people navigating polyamory or alternative relationship styles, and those dealing with guilt, shame, or midlife shifts.

Sessions can be conducted through several remote formats. Christina aims to create clear, doable steps so people can try new behaviors and track progress between appointments.

How Christina’s Approaches Work Online

CBT helps people spot thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and then practice new ways of responding. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress by breaking issues into concrete steps to work on together. Client-centered therapy emphasizes listening and building a strong working relationship so the client feels heard and can set their own goals. This approach supports people who need a nonjudgmental space to sort out feelings and choices. Dialectical behavior therapy focuses on skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and better relationships, which can help when emotions feel overwhelming.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Christina will discuss options and try methods that fit the client’s needs, goals, and preferences. She collaborates on a plan and adjusts strategies as progress is tracked during sessions.

Online therapy makes it easier to fit care into a busy life. Video calls let people meet face-to-face from different locations. Phone sessions can be a good option when internet bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to use video. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief check-ins, homework review, or ongoing support between longer sessions. These formats offer flexibility to practice skills in real time and keep momentum between meetings.