Betty Collins , LPC

Betty Collins is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas with 28 years of clinical and coaching experience. She focuses on promoting growth and meaningful change for individual adults and couples, drawing on a career that has evolved from traditional counseling into a practice centered on living authentically and pursuing a life that feels satisfying and aligned with core values.

Her work emphasizes practical strategies and emotional insight, combining training in mediation and collaborative law counseling facilitation with a strengths-oriented approach to common life challenges. She supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, family and blended family issues, parenting and career transitions, addiction, trauma and abuse, grief, and a range of other personal and interpersonal struggles.

Collins uses a flexible, multimodal method tailored to each person’s needs. Her clinical approaches include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Mindfulness Therapy, and Solution-Focused Therapy. This blend allows her to meet people where they are and to co-create a path forward that addresses both immediate challenges and longer-term goals.

She also works with employers, employees, students, athletes, and performance artists to help them access their core strengths and enhance talent, skill, and productivity. Throughout her practice, Collins emphasizes self-awareness, effective communication, and actionable coping skills to support sustainable change and improved functioning across life areas.

Could Virtual Counseling Be a Good Fit?

Many people wonder whether remote therapy truly helps. For common concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, or navigating life changes, online therapy has been shown to be just as effective as traditional in-person sessions.

One major benefit is flexibility - people can connect in the way that best fits their routine and comfort level, whether through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or in-app messaging. This range of options can make it easier to maintain consistency and integrate therapy into a busy life.

Licensed professionals deliver care through these formats, and therapists can be changed if a different fit is needed. For many, virtual counseling provides a practical, effective path to addressing everyday concerns and fostering meaningful personal progress.