Linda Collins, Ph.D.

Linda Collins, Ph.D, LMFT has been a Clinical Psychologist and Marriage and Family Therapist for decades. She works masterfully at the intersection of couples therapy and complex developmental trauma, helping couples unwind the ways that early trauma continues to affect the couple’s relationship. She helps couples repair broken communication habits, deepen their understanding of each other, and navigate reactive patterns that get in the way of true connection. As much of our relationship style is formed unconsciously in our family of origin, she works with couples to bring these processes into awareness so they can create healthier, more intentional and satisfying ways of relating.

She has completed all levels of the Gottman Method Couples Therapy training, and has extensive training in the Developmental Model of Couples Therapy. She is a certified Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, a powerful trauma therapy that supports nervous system regulation, helping partners feel safer and more connected.

For couples who have felt frustrated with “talk therapy”, both the Gottman Method and Somatic Experiencing are experiential approaches that promote healing through new, in-the-moment experiences. In real time she supports couples in practicing secure attachment styles including presence, attunement, and respectful engagement—even during conflict—so couples can build a stronger, more resilient relationship.