About Dr. Collins

I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT) and a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC), certified by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.  I am also a Transition Specialist and Certified Guided Imagery Therapist, and have successfully helped hundreds of couples, individuals, families and corporate executives in Orange County with marriage therapy and family counseling, focusing on releasing negative emotions caused by stress and conflict as well as teaching relaxation and coping techniques to achieve optimum mental and physical health.

I serve on the Board of Directors of the Institute of Advanced Studies (IAS).  IAS is a non-profit organization in Orange County providing marriage therapy. family counseling, continuing educational services and workshops for schools, churches, agencies, shelters, and communities throughout Southern California.  I have convenient office locations in Newport Beach and Villa Park.

It depends on the specific circumstances, but sometimes one session is enough, and other clients meet on a regular basis over several months.

A typical office session will be 50 minutes in duration. With couples or families, we will often do double sessions due to the complexities. Online sessions are usually the same duration, but can be 30 minutes depending on the topic and purpose.

My rates vary for individuals, couples, or families. Online sessions may be less, and rates are different for one-time or recurring sessions. We can discuss rates and options after the free consultation.

I am an out-of-network provider, and can provide a superbill after each session that you can submit to your insurance company. I have chosen not to accept insurance in order to avoid the restrictions and lack of privacy that can occur with insurance companies.