Dr. Christina Collins

Dr. Christina Collins is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor who has practiced since 2009. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, and problems tied to physical illness. Her approach emphasizes attunement and steady support as people sort through hard feelings and life changes.

She focuses on helping people build a clearer sense of self and stronger emotional awareness. That often means noticing patterns from earlier relationships and learning new ways to respond. Sessions include gentle experiential work alongside reflective conversation to help insight turn into change.

Christina draws on Attachment-Based ideas to look at how bonds shape feelings and behavior. Emotionally-Focused Therapy is part of her work when couples or relationship issues are central, and Client-Centered Therapy guides a respectful, nonjudgmental stance in sessions. Mindfulness practices are used to help calm the nervous system and increase present-moment awareness.

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 also has additional training in expressive arts therapy, somatic experiencing, and emotional neglect.

People often seek her help for attachment wounds, abandonment concerns, caregiver stress, body image, and life purpose questions. Her practice is based in North Carolina, and she speaks English for all clinical work.

How attachment and emotion work online

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early bonds shape current feelings and reactions. Online sessions can be used to notice relationship patterns, try new ways of relating, and bring awareness to how past bonds still affect todays choices.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people identify and name core emotions and shift stuck interaction patterns. In grief or relationship work this approach supports clearer emotional expression and safer emotional connection during sessions.

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a warm, nonjudgmental therapeutic relationship. That stance guides the pace of work and helps people feel heard while exploring difficult topics like abandonment, body image, or caregiver stress.

Finding the best approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, try methods that fit those goals, and adjust the plan as progress is made. Clients and therapist decide together which tools and exercises to prioritize.

Confirm current session formats before booking, as specific options are not listed here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - shorter check-ins around a work break, sessions without a commute, or meeting from a quieter space at home. It also allows continuity when illness, caregiving, or travel would otherwise interrupt care.