- CBT
- DBT
- Mindfulness
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 food-related issues, self-esteem, attention and motivation concerns, and young adult issues among other challenges.
She centers sessions on the client's perspective and strengths. She listens for what is already working and builds on those habits. Conversations tend to focus on practical skills for managing daily stress, improving sleep, and coping with life transitions such as leaving home, starting work, or finishing school.
Scheherazade also brings experience from peak performance and sport psychology into her work. Her background as a professional ballerina and work with elite performers shape how she supports people facing pressure, performance anxiety, and career transitions. She uses mental skills training and coping strategies familiar to high-stress professions.
Her clinical toolkit includes Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Mindfulness Therapy. She has additional experience with QEEG-guided neurofeedback and HeartMath stress management techniques, used alongside talk therapy when appropriate.
Sessions are aimed at helping people manage mood disorders, panic and phobias, addictions, relationship and intimacy concerns, grief, and parenting strain. She also lists focus in areas such as gender dysphoria, first responder issues, hearing impaired clients, and women's issues. The emphasis is on clear strategies and steady skill building over time.
How her approaches translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and using the client's own strengths to guide the work. Online sessions using this approach keep the conversation focused on priorities you name and on small, practical changes you can try between meetings.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, behaviors, and feelings and teaches specific tools to change unhelpful patterns. In remote sessions CBT often uses short skill drills, worksheets, and goal-setting to track progress over weeks.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. She will work with you to decide whether CBT, Client-Centered work, DBT skills, or mindfulness fits best for your goals and day-to-day life. That decision is collaborative and can change as you learn what helps.
Confirm the therapist's current session options before booking because the biography does not list formats. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, shorten check-ins when time is tight, or avoid travel on a workday. It also allows use of exercises, guided mindfulness, and homework between meetings so skills are practiced in real life.
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Experience
12+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, eating and food-related issues, self-esteem, ADHD and attention concerns, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, and young adult issues among other areas.
How would she describe her way of working?
Her style combines client-centered conversations with practical skills from CBT, DBT, and mindfulness. Sessions focus on building habits and tools to manage everyday challenges.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 12 years of professional experience as a therapist in California.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is an LMFT licensed in California and practices from that state.
Can non-US or international clients work with her?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients.
What session formats does she offer?
Please confirm current session options before booking since specific formats are not listed in the biography.
How does the cost of sessions work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
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