Works with
- Anger
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Eating disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
How Heidi works
- Not listed
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMHC
- Licensed in
- Florida
- Years in practice
- 12
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Heidi
Heidi Collins is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in Florida with 12 years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people navigate addictions, eating concerns, anger, self-esteem struggles, and related life challenges. Her tone in sessions is warm and interactive, and she aims to build a respectful, nonjudgmental space for honest conversations.
Heidi listens for the whole story and adapts her approach to fit each person. She uses practical tools drawn from cognitive-behavioral ideas and motivational interviewing, along with emotion-focused methods to help people understand and shift patterns.
Background and approach
Sessions are collaborative and goal-oriented, with concrete steps to try between meetings. People who come to her often want help with family conflict, communication breakdowns, or managing strong emotions like anger and shame. She also supports those facing substance use concerns, eating and body image issues, and mood struggles.
Heidi attends to how life events, illness, and long-term stress can affect thinking and behavior. Her Christian worldview shapes how she sees dignity and human worth, and she brings that perspective gently into conversations when relevant. She avoids shaming and emphasizes compassion while helping people take practical steps forward.
Heidi works in English and serves clients located in Florida. To begin working together, prospective clients follow the site's matching process and schedule sessions based on availability. Therapy is offered through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What Heidi works with
Everything Heidi lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Heidi's practice.
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Eating disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- 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-love
- Women's issues
How evidence-based approaches translate to online care
Heidi uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, building motivation for change, and addressing strong emotions. Cognitive-behavioral strategies help people identify thought patterns that feed anxiety, anger, or addictive urges and replace them with more helpful responses. Motivational interviewing is a collaborative way to explore mixed feelings about change and to strengthen a person's own reasons for taking small steps forward. Emotion-focused methods help people name and process difficult feelings so those emotions have less control over actions and relationships.Choosing the right approach is a shared process. Heidi will work together with each person to pick methods that match their goals, values, and daily life. She starts by listening, then suggests practical steps and checks in to adjust the plan when something isn’t working. This makes online therapy flexible and tailored rather than one-size-fits-all.
Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video is useful for conversations that benefit from visual cues and role practice. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging allow brief updates, reflections, or quick coaching between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving, and health constraints.
Questions people ask about Heidi
What concerns does she help with?
She helps people facing addictions, eating and body-image issues, anger, low self-esteem, and mood challenges, along with family and communication problems.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her approach is warm, caring, and interactive. Sessions focus on real-life steps and collaborative problem solving.
What is her background in years of practice?
She has 12 years of clinical experience working in mental health and addictions.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) and practices in Florida.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available online?
Therapy can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How does payment and scheduling work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To start, select Start Therapy, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a time.