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 Kat Collins, Counseling Associate

Kat Collins, Counseling Associate

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Location: Naperville, Shorewood

Highly Sensitive People (HSPs), LGBTQ+, Religious / Spiritual

Welcome Kat Collins, an enthusiastic and warm Counseling Associate who works with children (5-9) to older adults (65+). She provides individual, couples, family, and group therapy and works frequently with Highly Sensitive People (HSPs), LGBTQ+ individuals, and clients with religious/spiritual concerns. She is also passionate about supporting clients experiencing sexual difficulties, PTSD/trauma, and women’s issues. Kat earned her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Reed College in Portland, OR and is pursuing her Master’s in Counseling on the Marriage and Family track at Governors State University.

Currently completing her 200 hour training to become a yoga teacher, Kat highly values utilizing mind-body connections and mindfulness with her clients. She also incorporates client-centered, strengths-based, and relational-cultural approaches to support clients on their healing journey. With a calm demeanor and a touch of humor, she creates a space where clients feel comfortable and supported in their growth.

  • In her work with HSPs, Kat understands the courage and strength it takes to own it as a gift. She helps clients build lives that honor their sensitivities while finding empowerment along the way.

  • Kat also works with LGBTQ+ clients, recognizing the complexities of navigating identity in a world that can both celebrate and challenge it. She offers a safe, affirming space where clients are free to express, or not express, this part of themselves on their own terms.

  • With clients exploring spirituality or faith, she welcomes conversations about belief and meaning, integrating those values into the healing process when desired.

Outside of her work, Kat has a passion for gardening and would have happily pursued a career as a professional gardener in another life. She also loves diving into dream symbolism and has proudly seen every episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer more times than she can count.

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Locations
naperville
shorewood
Patient Types
Older Adult (65+)
Adult (22-64)
Young Adults (18-21)
Teens (14-17)
Adolescents (10-13)
Children (5-9)
Specializations
Art Therapy
Highly Sensitive People (HSPs)
LGBTQ+
Religious / Spiritual
Sexual Difficulties
Trauma / PTSD
Women's Wellness/Issues
Session Type
Individual
Couples
Family
Group
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