Duncan Collins, MFT

Hi, I’m Duncan Collins, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. I believe that the client has the answers to their own issues locked away inside them, and the job of the therapist is to help them to gain access to those answers. I am interested in what feels most alive at any given moment. I believe in approaching the experience playfully and with a childlike sense of curiosity and have found this attitude to achieve the greatest results. I also believe that the client has a right to feel all their feelings, even the ones that have previously been labelled ‘bad’, to help them develop a full spectrum of emotional intelligence.

I am energized by being in genuine contact, and value authentic communication above all else. When we sit together in truth, something incredible happens in the space created. Previously unseen and disavowed parts can be embraced, nurtured and loved, and perhaps for the first time the true self begins to emerge.

Education

MA in Integral Counseling Psychology, California Institute of Integral Studies
BA in Health and Social Care with a Pathway in Guidance and Counseling, Nottingham Trent University, UK.

License

CA Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT#121290