Alexis Collins

Hi, I'm Lexi. I specialize in helping adults and adolescents who feel emotionally overwhelmed, misunderstood, or stuck in painful relationship patterns, especially those navigating borderline personality traits, mood disorders, complex trauma, and attachment wounds.

Many of my clients come to therapy feeling intense emotions, fear of abandonment, chronic shame, or difficulty trusting themselves and others. You may have been told you're “too much,” felt invalidated by past providers, or struggled to feel safe in relationships. My priority is offering a space where you feel genuinely seen, respected, and supported without judgment.

I hold a Master’s in Social Work from USC and bring extensive clinical experience across intensive outpatient, crisis intervention, and community settings. I specialize in supporting survivors of complex trauma, relational wounds, and emotional dysregulation, including those impacted by domestic violence, exploitation, and stigma.

You don't have to navigate this alone. Select an open time from my schedule to set up our first session. I look forward to meeting you.

My therapeutic style is warm, collaborative, and grounded in your unique nervous system and goals. I believe you are the expert on your own life, and my role is to provide the safety, perspective, and practical tools needed to heal.

I use an integrative, trauma-informed framework tailored to what you need in the moment:

• EMDR & Attachment-Based Therapy: To process childhood trauma, relational wounds, and deeply ingrained emotional triggers at a root level.
• DBT & CBT Skills: To give you tangible, real-world tools for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and setting healthy boundaries.
• Psychodynamic & Compassion-Focused Work: To help you gain insight into repetitive relationship patterns and rebuild self-trust.

Whether you are feeling stuck in survival mode or seeking deeper self-awareness, we will move at a pace that feels safe for you.

Our first session is simply a conversation, a low-pressure chance for us to get to know each other at your pace. You will never be pushed to share more than you feel ready for.

We will discuss what brings you to therapy, explore your goals, and begin identifying what support looks like for you. By the end of our first call, my goal is for you to feel heard, relieved, and clear on our next steps together.