About Heidi
Heidi Collins is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in Florida with 12 years of clinical experience. She helps people facing addictions, eating issues, anger, low self-esteem, and family-related struggles. Her manner is warm and interactive, and she aims to create a respectful space for people to talk about painful or shameful experiences.
She uses practical talk and goal-focused work to help people change unhelpful patterns. Sessions often include asking questions, trying new coping steps between meetings, and talking through emotions that feel stuck.
How Heidi works
Heidi blends techniques from cognitive-behavioral work, motivational interviewing, and emotion-focused methods to match each person’s needs. Her background includes long experience in mental health and addiction settings. That experience shapes how she notices patterns tied to mood, substance use, eating behavior, and family history.
Heidi pays attention to how life events and relationships affect daily coping and motivation. Therapy with her is collaborative. She listens first, then helps set clear, manageable goals.
Progress is measured in concrete changes people can notice in thinking, behavior, and feeling. She offers sessions in English and provides several formats to fit different schedules, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
What Heidi works with
The areas below are the ones Heidi selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Eating disorders
Also listed
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Women's issues
Training and background
| Register | LMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 12 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Florida |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Heidi draws from evidence-based approaches that focus on thoughts, motivation, and emotions. Cognitive-behavioral techniques help people notice and change thinking and behavior patterns that keep problems going, which is useful for mood, eating, and addiction concerns. Motivational interviewing uses gentle, nonjudgmental conversation to build a person’s own reasons for change and can help when motivation feels low. Emotion-focused methods help name and process strong feelings so they have less power to drive unhelpful actions.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work together. She collaborates with each person to choose strategies that fit their goals and preferences, and adjusts the plan as progress is made. The process emphasizes small, measurable steps and regular review so the approach stays useful.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls are useful for deeper conversations where visual cues matter. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or for a shorter check-in. Live chat and text messaging suit people who prefer writing or need flexible check-ins across the week. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and keep momentum between meetings.
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