Loretta Collins (Begg), MD, LCPC
Licensed in Maryland · 4 years in practice
Loretta Collins (Begg) is an MD and Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) practicing in Maryland.
License and registration
- LCPC, Maryland
- LC12064 · expires January 2027
- NPI
- 1295365567 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 4
- Languages
- English
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About Loretta
Loretta Collins (Begg) is an MD and Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) practicing in Maryland. She moved into counseling after a long sales career and now brings that practical, results-minded perspective to therapy. She focuses on helping people manage mood problems, addictions, anxiety, and stress through straightforward conversation and skill-building.
Her style is collaborative and person-focused. Sessions are a partnership where the client’s goals guide what they work on together.
Background and approach
She uses clear techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and a client-centered way of listening to help people change unhelpful thoughts and habits. Collins has experience addressing substance use and co-occurring conditions such as post-traumatic stress, depression, eating concerns, bipolar disorder, and anxiety. She also helps with issues like caregiver stress, career strain, body image, and impulse control.
Her background gives her practical insight into how multiple problems can overlap and affect daily life. In typical sessions she combines conversational listening with concrete strategies. That may mean spotting patterns in thinking, practicing new coping skills, or breaking problems into small, manageable steps.
Her approach aims to reduce overwhelm and build tools a person can use between sessions. People who prefer direct, practical work often find this style helpful. Loretta keeps language plain and focuses on realistic changes.
She works in English and provides sessions by video, phone, chat, or messaging.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Loretta lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Control issues
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Loretta names
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Online support
Approaches and online options for practical change
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on respectful listening and understanding. The therapist offers an accepting stance and follows the client’s lead to help them feel heard and to clarify what they want to change. This approach helps when someone needs support sorting out feelings and setting personal goals.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. It uses clear exercises to spot unhelpful thinking, test beliefs, and practice different behaviors. CBT is often used for anxiety, mood problems, and some addiction-related issues because it emphasizes skills people can use between sessions.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. That means trying techniques, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan together over time.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls let people have a full face-to-face session, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat can be used for shorter check-ins, and text-based messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and keep momentum between sessions.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Loretta focus on?
She focuses on stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, bipolar disorder, depression, anger, career strain, compassion fatigue, and ADHD, along with related issues like body image and caregiver stress.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She combines a client-centered way of listening with cognitive behavioral techniques, working together with clients to set goals and practice new coping strategies.
What is her background and experience?
She transitioned into counseling after a long career in sales and has four years of professional counseling experience addressing substance use and co-occurring mental health concerns.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She is an MD and a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) practicing in Maryland.
In what languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English and she does not work with international clients.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be held by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to match different needs and schedules.
How are sessions paid for?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
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