- Stress and anxiety
- Relationship issues
- LGBT support focus
About Lacresha
Lacresha "Cresha" Collins is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT, practicing in California with five years of clinical experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, relationship challenges, trauma and abuse, anger, and issues important to LGBT clients. Cresha draws on more than a decade of lived experience alongside her clinical work.
Cresha works directly and plainly in sessions. She helps people talk through anxiety, panic, low mood, and hurt from past relationships or abuse. She also supports those dealing with communication problems, attachment concerns, body image, and feelings of isolation.
Her approach mixes several evidence-based therapeutic techniques. Sessions include practical skills like identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and trying small behavioral changes between meetings. Cresha also explores how past relationships shape current habits and interactions.
Cultural sensitivity and respect are central to her work. Cresha pays attention to identity and context, especially for urban and LGBTQIA+ communities. She avoids stigmatizing language and aims to make therapy straightforward and understandable.
Practical matters are discussed openly in the first meetings. Cresha uses a collaborative style to set goals and choose strategies. She asks about day-to-day stresses and works with clients to find manageable steps toward clearer thinking and steadier reactions.
How evidence-based approaches shape online sessions
Many of Cresha's sessions draw on cognitive-behavioral techniques. CBT helps people spot patterns in thoughts and behavior, try small changes, and reduce anxiety or panic symptoms through practice and feedback. She also uses psychodynamic ideas to look at how early relationships influence current responses and patterns in close relationships.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Cresha will discuss goals, try methods, and adjust based on what helps most. Decisions about techniques are collaborative and based on a person's needs and preferences.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current online options before booking. Online work can make scheduling easier and fit sessions into a busy day. It can also allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, or let people meet without commuting. Licensed professionals can use online work to keep continuity of care and to practice skills between meetings.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
5+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she work with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, relationship problems, trauma and abuse, anger, and related issues such as social anxiety and panic attacks.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is direct and interactive, combining practical skill-building with exploration of past relationships that affect current behavior.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has five years of hands-on clinical experience plus over a decade of lived experience working with people facing real struggles.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is an LMFT - Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist practicing in California.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.