Beth Collins, LCSW

Beth Collins is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Maine with 25 years of experience. She works with people facing relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, and compassion fatigue. Her work includes a range of related concerns such as abandonment, caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, and family of origin issues.

Beth uses straightforward talk and occasional gentle humor to ease tense or heavy moments. She listens for practical patterns that keep people stuck and helps them try different ways of handling day-to-day problems. Sessions focus on building coping skills, clarifying what matters most, and testing small changes that can make life more manageable.

Her approach draws on client-centered therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy. That means attention to the person’s experience and help identifying thoughts and behaviors that feed pain. She uses concrete tools from CBT alongside respectful, person-first listening.

Beth aims to help people notice what shifts when they try new responses to old problems. She pays attention to the effects of chronic illness, caregiving burdens, and the fallout from domestic violence or past abuse. Expect practical problem solving and skills practice as part of regular work.

She asks questions that get to the heart of what’s causing strain, and then helps people choose next steps they can actually use. People who want clear guidance and honest conversation about real-life pressures often find this style useful.

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