Beth Collins

Beth Collins is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Maine with 25 years of experience. She works with people who are stuck after big changes, dealing with relationship strain, trauma or grief, depression, and compassion fatigue. She also focuses on issues like abandonment, caregiving stress, body image, chronic illness, and family of origin problems.

Beth uses straightforward conversation and occasional humor to ease difficult topics. She listens for what matters most and helps people notice small shifts that change how they think and act. Sessions often include practical skills for day-to-day coping and steps to test new ways of handling old patterns.

Her practice draws on client-centered methods and cognitive behavioral therapy. That means she prioritizes the person's perspective, then works on thoughts and behaviors that maintain distress. Clients can expect a mix of reflective listening and concrete strategies to try between sessions.

Over a long career she has supported people through trauma, abuse, divorce, chronic pain, and caregiving burdens. Her experience includes helping with guilt, shame, control issues, codependency, and the emptiness that can follow loss. She pays attention to both immediate coping and longer term patterns rooted in family history.

Many people come to Beth unsure what comes next after a life change. She helps them sort through options, test small changes, and decide what matters now. To begin, readers are asked to use the site matching steps and schedule a first session.

How Beth blends client-centered work and CBT for online care

Client-centered therapy focuses on understanding the person's perspective and priorities. It involves reflective listening and asking questions that help someone clarify values and next steps. This approach is useful when you feel unsure what matters after a life change.

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) looks at the thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. It breaks big worries into smaller, testable steps and teaches specific coping skills. CBT is often used for depression, anxiety, and patterns that affect relationships or daily functioning.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Beth treats selection of methods as a team effort. She will discuss what feels most relevant, try approaches in session, and adjust based on how they land for the person and their goals.

Confirm available session formats before booking because formats are not specified here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, reduce commute time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. Some clients prefer less time on camera or sessions that fit a lunch break. Talk with the matching process about the practical options so scheduling fits into everyday life.