Dr. Nancy Paloma Collins is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in California and Texas, an AASECT Certified Sex Therapist, and a Certified Imago Relationship Therapist. Born and raised in East Los Angeles, she brings more than a decade of clinical experience, cultural understanding, and genuine connection to her work with individuals, couples, and families.
As the founder and clinical director of Paloma Therapy, Dr. Collins specializes in:
- Couples and relationship therapy
- Sex therapy and intimacy concerns
- Couples Intensives
- EMDR Intensives
- Trauma and domestic violence recovery
- Women’s mental health
- Therapy for women CEOs, executives, and entrepreneurs
- Immigration evaluations
- LGBTQIA+ and culturally responsive therapy
Women, Leadership, and Relationships
Dr. Collins works closely with women CEOs, executives, entrepreneurs, and high-achieving professionals who are navigating the intersection of leadership, relationships, intimacy, and personal well-being.
Many of her clients appear confident and successful professionally while privately struggling with loneliness, relationship patterns, emotional disconnection, boundaries, intimacy, or the pressure of balancing a demanding career with love and family.
Dr. Collins helps women better understand their emotional and relationship needs, communicate more effectively, and build fulfilling relationships without sacrificing their ambitions, identity, or sense of self.
Couples and Sex Therapy
Dr. Collins helps couples address communication difficulties, recurring conflict, attachment patterns, trust, infidelity, sexual concerns, emotional disconnection, and changes in intimacy or desire.
As an AASECT Certified Sex Therapist and Certified Imago Relationship Therapist, she creates a nonjudgmental environment where individuals and couples can discuss sexuality, intimacy, desire, and relationship concerns openly and safely.
She also offers structured Couples Intensives for partners who want dedicated time to understand difficult patterns, repair their connection, and create meaningful change. Her work may incorporate Imago Relationship Therapy, the Gottman Method, attachment-based interventions, and sex therapy.
Trauma Therapy and EMDR Intensives
Dr. Collins has extensive experience supporting survivors of domestic violence, sexual trauma, childhood trauma, crime, and other distressing life experiences.
She integrates EMDR, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Seeking Safety, attachment work, and other trauma-informed approaches to help clients process painful experiences, reduce emotional distress, and develop healthier ways of relating to themselves and others.
Dr. Collins also provides EMDR Intensives, offering an extended and focused treatment format for clients who want to address trauma, distressing memories, negative beliefs, and emotional triggers.
Evaluaciones de inmigración
Dr. Collins conducts culturally responsive immigration evaluations for individuals seeking humanitarian immigration relief, including U visas and asylum.
She approaches each evaluation with sensitivity, respect, and an understanding of trauma, migration, domestic violence, discrimination, family separation, and the experiences of marginalized communities.
Education, Research, and Community Work
Dr. Collins earned a PhD in Human Sexuality, a Master of Science in Marriage and Family Therapy, and a Bachelor of Arts in Multicultural-Urban Education.
Her doctoral research examined how domestic violence affects desire and sexuality among Latina survivors, including the influence of culture, relationships, family expectations, and storytelling in the healing process.
Beyond the therapy room, Dr. Collins is an educator, speaker, community advocate, workshop facilitator, and published author. She has created and facilitated workshops addressing:
- Sexual wellness and healthy relationships
- Consent and communication
- Women’s empowerment
- Trauma recovery and grief
- Teen relationships and mental health
- Parent education
- Crisis prevention and de-escalation
Dr. Collins is the published author of Hello Diosa/Hola Diosa and co-author of DJ Irene Superstar. Through therapy, education, storytelling, and community engagement, she works to create affirming spaces where people can heal, reconnect, and build healthier, more fulfilling lives and relationships.
Certifications, Advanced & Specialized Training
- AASECT Certified Sex Therapist
- Certified Imago Relationship Therapist
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Flash Technique for Trauma Processing
- Certified in Managing and Adapting Practice (MAP)
- Gottman Method Couples Therapy — Levels 1 and 2
- Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)
- 40-Hour Domestic Violence Facilitator Training
- Clinical Immigration Evaluations for U Visa and Asylum Cases
- Kink-Affirming and Sex-Positive Therapy
- Buscando seguridad
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Trauma-Informed and LGBTQIA+-Affirming Care
- Mediación de divorcio
Leadership, Workshops, and Speaking
Dr. Collins serves as the Director of Health and Wellness for SOMOSLOUD Los Angeles, where she supports culturally responsive mental health education, community wellness, and outreach within Latino and LGBTQIA+ communities.
She is also available for keynote presentations, professional trainings, panel discussions, community workshops, and media appearances. Her speaking and workshop topics include:
- Trauma recovery and domestic violence
- Sexual health, intimacy, and healthy relationships
- Women’s empowerment and leadership
- LGBTQIA+ and culturally responsive mental health
- Teen mental health and healthy relationships
- Parenting and family communication
- Crisis prevention and de-escalation
- Workplace wellness and burnout
Invite Dr. Collins to Speak
Organizations interested in inviting Dr. Collins to facilitate a workshop, provide professional training, participate in a panel, or serve as a speaker may contact Dr. Collins information below
Recognition
2025 California Woman of the Year — Assembly District 64
Recognized for her leadership, mental health advocacy, community service, and commitment to expanding culturally responsive mental healthcare.
Contact Dr. Collins
To learn more about individual therapy, couples therapy, sex therapy, Couples Intensives, EMDR Intensives, Speaking ,Workshops or immigration evaluations, contact Paloma Therapy to schedule a consultation with Dr. Collins.
Email: hello@palomatherapy.com
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Website: lovebypaloma.com
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