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Scheherazade Collins, LMFT
California
LMFT - Stress and Anxiety
See online therapy options- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- DBT skills
- Performance coaching
About Scheherazade
Scheherazade Collins is a California-licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) with 12 years of clinical experience. She works with stress, anxiety, eating and self-esteem concerns, and offers coaching for motivation and attention. Scheherazade lists Cognitive Behavioral Therapy among her methods and combines it with client-centered, mindfulness, and dialectical behavior therapy techniques.
She frames therapy as a practical process. Sessions focus on noticing unhelpful thoughts and habits, and trying different ways of responding. Scheherazade uses clear tools for managing anxiety, panic, mood problems, sleep, and goal-directed coaching for career or performance needs. She also works with issues around identity, addiction, grief, and major life changes.
Her background includes work with people in high-pressure roles and performers. That experience shapes how she approaches peak performance, performance anxiety, and career transitions. She addresses eating and food-related concerns and provides strategies for impulsive urges, motivation, and attention challenges.
In sessions she blends CBT techniques that identify and test thoughts and behaviors with client-centered listening and DBT skills for regulating emotion and building distress tolerance. Mindfulness practices are used to increase present-moment awareness and reduce reactivity. The emphasis is on concrete skills clients can use between meetings.
Scheherazade practices in California and conducts therapy in English. Prospective clients are asked to use the site process to match and schedule a first appointment. The therapist notes that session arrangements are handled through the platform when booking.
How CBT and related approaches are used in online sessions
She commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients identify unhelpful thought patterns and test new behaviors. CBT helps with anxiety, panic, mood difficulties, sleep problems, and practical coping strategies for everyday stress.She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. DBT skills are helpful when strong emotions or impulsive reactions get in the way of daily functioning. Client-Centered Therapy is used alongside these methods to prioritize the client's perspective and goals during planning and skill selection.
Finding the right mix of techniques is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each client to choose approaches that match their goals, preferences, and current challenges. This is a shared process that may shift as skills are practiced and needs change.
The therapist's biography did not list specific session formats, so confirm available online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit meetings into busy schedules, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Many people find that brief, focused skill practice between sessions helps transfer what they learn into daily life.
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Experience
12+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she focus on?
She works with stress, anxiety, eating concerns, self-esteem, addictions, mood disorders, and life changes. Additional focuses include performance anxiety, attention and motivation, and gender dysphoria related concerns.
How does she use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
She uses CBT to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and test them with real-life experiments. The work is practical and focuses on changing patterns that keep symptoms going.
What is her professional background?
She has 12 years of professional experience and has worked with people in high-pressure and performance roles. That background informs her approach to peak performance and career transitions.
What credential does she hold and where does she practice?
She is an LMFT licensed in California and sees clients based in that state. Sessions are conducted in English.
Can people outside the US work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted. Sessions are offered in English to clients within California.
Which session formats are available?
The therapist's original biography did not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options through the booking process before scheduling.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Specific pricing is provided during the match and booking steps.
What are the first steps to begin?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session through the platform.
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