Melanie Collins (She/Her)
Licensed Professional Counselor, LCPC, LPC, LCMHC, Coach
Online in Multiple States
Idaho, Kansas, Missouri, South Carolina, Vermont
(Online Only)
Therapy with me is collaborative, practical, and refreshingly human. I bring extensive experience in relationships, sexuality, trauma, and neurodivergence, along with a genuine curiosity about what makes each person tick. You won’t find judgment, canned advice, or a one-size-fits-all approach here. Instead, we’ll make sense of the patterns that keep showing up, explore what’s underneath them, and find strategies that actually fit your life. If you’re looking for a therapist who can handle complicated conversations, appreciate nuance, and help you create meaningful change while still being a real person in the room, we may be a great fit.
Client Focus
Session Format: Couple, Group, Individual sessions.
Age Specialty: Adult, Senior, Young Adult
Demographic Expertise: Christian, LDS/Mormon, LGBTQ+, Men, Military / Veterans, Women clients.
Treatment Approach
- Adlerian Therapy Focuses on understanding a person’s sense of belonging and purpose. It helps people overcome feelings of inferiority and create healthier relationships.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) One of the most widely used approaches, CBT helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and replace them with healthier patterns. It is effective for anxiety, depression, and many other concerns.
- Eclectic Therapy Draws from different therapeutic methods based on what fits each client best. It is flexible and personalized rather than following one single model.
- Hypnotherapy Uses guided relaxation and focus to access the subconscious mind. It is often used for habits, anxiety, and pain management.
- Integrative Therapy Combines techniques from multiple approaches into a customized plan. It adapts to each client’s unique situation and needs.
- Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) Emphasizes empathy, unconditional positive regard, and authenticity. It provides a safe space for self-discovery and growth.
Approach Description: My approach to therapy is integrative and highly individualized. I draw from several therapeutic models rather than expecting every client or concern to fit neatly within a single framework. Person-centered therapy provides the foundation: I believe you are the expert on your own experience, and therapy works best when it is collaborative, respectful, and grounded in genuine human connection.
Depending on your needs, I may incorporate cognitive-behavioral strategies to identify and change unhelpful patterns, Adlerian concepts to explore early experiences, beliefs, relationships, and the ways you learned to understand yourself and the world, or hypnotherapy and experiential techniques when deeper or less conscious patterns are important to the work.
I also pay close attention to context. Trauma, attachment, neurodivergence, relationships, sexuality, culture, and past experiences can all shape how a person thinks, feels, connects, and copes. Rather than asking only, “How do we stop this symptom?” I’m often interested in understanding what the pattern is doing, where it came from, and whether it still serves you.
Ultimately, I use the approaches and tools that make sense for the person sitting in front of me. Therapy should adapt to you—not require you to adapt to a particular theory.
Fees & Insurance
Fees
- Average Session Fee 200
- Out of Network
Education & Credentials
Melanie Collins LCPC, LPC, LCMHC, Coach
- Female
- License # LCPC 2697
- Licensed in Kansas
- Practicing Since 2016
Education: My education includes graduate-level training in counseling, followed by extensive advanced education and supervised clinical training in sexuality and sex therapy. I have completed more than 4,000 hours of supervised training and practice, along with continuing education in areas including trauma,
Melanie Collins Practice Details
Therapy Sessions
- Available Online for residents of Multiple States Idaho, Kansas, Missouri, South Carolina, Vermont
- Online Therapy Details: Simple Practice, Zoom
My practice is built for adults and couples who want to understand themselves more deeply, strengthen their relationships, and make meaningful changes in their lives. I work with concerns related to intimacy and sexuality, relationships, trauma and attachment, neurodivergence, identity, life transitions, and patterns that can be difficult to understand or change on your own.
As a sex therapist, I offer a sex-positive, kink-aware, and affirming space where clients can talk openly about sexuality, desire, intimacy, relationship structures, and other topics that may feel difficult to discuss elsewhere. I welcome LGBTQ+ clients, consensually non-monogamous and polyamorous relationships, members of the BDSM/kink community, and people whose relationships or sexuality don’t fit neatly into traditional boxes.
I also work extensively with neurodivergent adults, including people who were diagnosed or began recognizing traits of ADHD or autism later in life. Rather than treating neurodivergence as something that needs to be “fixed,” we can explore how your brain works, how it affects relationships and daily life, and what genuinely works for you.
My therapeutic style is collaborative, direct, curious, and practical. I don’t believe therapy should be a formula applied to everyone who walks through the door. Together, we’ll look beyond symptoms to understand the experiences, beliefs, relationships, and patterns underneath them. The goal isn’t simply to feel better for an hour after therapy—it’s to develop insight and tools that continue to matter outside the therapy room.
Above all, my practice is a place where complicated is welcome. You don’t need to edit yourself, make your life sound conventional, or worry that the thing you really need to talk about will make your therapist uncomfortable. We can start with where you actually are.