Loretta Collins (Begg), MD, LCPC
Practical, partnership-focused counseling for stress
Explore online therapy optionsWorks with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
How Loretta works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- MD, LCPC
- Licensed in
- Maryland
- Years in practice
- 4
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Loretta
Loretta Collins (Begg) trained in medicine and holds the LCPC credential and practices in Maryland. She moved from a 25-year sales career into mental health and has built four years of counseling experience since completing her clinical degree. Loretta uses a straightforward, partnership style in sessions and focuses on practical steps people can use day to day.
She describes therapy as a two-way process. Sessions center on what the person brings and on doable skills they can try between meetings.
Background and approach
Loretta often combines client-centered listening with cognitive behavioral techniques to address thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that cause stress. Her background includes work with people who have substance use concerns and co-occurring conditions such as post-traumatic stress, mood disorders, eating-related issues, bipolar disorder, and anxiety. She also provides support for anger, career stress, caregiver strain, and compulsive or impulsive behaviors.
These areas often overlap, and Loretta helps people sort what matters most in their life right now. In practical terms, sessions aim to reduce distress and increase coping skills. Conversations are direct and compassionate, with concrete strategies to try at home.
Loretta helps people notice patterns, test new ways of responding, and track what changes. People who prefer a collaborative counselor and want skills-based work may find her approach useful. She offers sessions in English from Maryland and communicates clearly about the steps involved in starting therapy.
What Loretta works with
Everything Loretta lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Loretta's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Control issues
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Loretta lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How client-centered and CBT work online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening closely and shaping the work around the person's experience. The therapist offers empathy, reflection, and acceptance while the person decides which topics to bring and which goals to set. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks down problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches specific skills to change unhelpful patterns; it is often used for anxiety, mood concerns, anger, and addictive behaviors.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and suggest a mix of listening and skills work that fits what the person needs. This is a collaborative choice and can shift as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to give practical flexibility. Video lets people work face to face, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, short check-ins work well over text or live chat, and messaging supports step-by-step tracking between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules while using the same therapeutic approaches discussed above.
Questions people ask about Loretta
What concerns does this therapist address?
Areas of focus include stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, bipolar disorder, depression, anger, career strain, compassion fatigue, and ADHD, along with related issues like body image and caregiver stress.
What is the therapist's general approach in sessions?
Sessions combine client-centered listening with cognitive behavioral techniques. Conversations are collaborative and emphasize practical skills to test between meetings.
What kind of background does the therapist have?
The clinician changed careers after a 25-year sales career and has four years of counseling experience following clinical training in mental health.
Where is the therapist located and what credentials are listed?
She practices in Maryland and holds MD and LCPC credentials as provided in her profile.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available online?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs and circumstances.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.