About Christina
Dr. Christina Collins is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) based in North Carolina with 16 years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, relationship and intimacy concerns, and career direction.
She also supports people coping with serious health challenges such as cancer and the adjustments that follow. Her approach is warm and attuned. She helps people notice their inner life and build a steadier relationship with themselves.
How Christina works
Sessions focus on making feelings clearer, improving communication, and finding practical next steps that fit daily life. Dr. Collins draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how early bonds influence current relationships.
She uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help partners and individuals understand emotional patterns. Client-Centered Therapy guides the pace and focus so each person feels heard and respected. Her background includes a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre and English from the University of North Carolina Wilmington and a Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Appalachian State University.
She lists additional experience with expressive arts therapy, somatic experiencing, and emotional neglect work. In sessions people can expect an empathic presence and an emphasis on insight plus practical skills. Dr.
Collins aims to help clients find direction, improve relationships, and manage life transitions with clearer self-understanding.
Christina lists 9 ways of working on the entry:
What Christina works with
The areas below are the ones Christina selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 16 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | North Carolina |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
Therapeutic approaches and how they translate online
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early bonds shape current relationships and patterns. It helps when trust, closeness, or fears of abandonment are getting in the way of connection. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people identify and change the emotional patterns that keep them stuck in conflict or withdrawal. It is useful for improving communication and deepening emotional safety. Client-Centered Therapy centers each session on the person's needs and perspective, allowing pace and topics to be guided by the client.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Dr. Collins collaborates with each person to pick strategies that match their goals, temperament, and situation. She reviews what is working and adjusts the plan over time so sessions stay useful and relevant.
The original biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm available options before booking. In general, online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life. It can save travel time, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce the need to arrange child care or long commutes. Licensed professionals adapt the same therapeutic tools for remote conversations, helping people build insight, practice new ways of relating, and manage stress from wherever they join the session.
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