Dakota Collins

Dakota Collins currently serves as Managing Partner at Thrive Counseling Partners since April 2024 and holds the position of Program Director and Assistant Professor at Kentucky Christian University since August 2023. Prior experience includes roles as Program Director and Assistant Professor at Mountwest Community and Technical College, Professional Counselor at Valley Counseling & Consulting, and Interim Consumer Advocate at CWAB Services for the Blind & Visually Impaired. Dakota also has a history of teaching as an Instructor and Clinical Coordinator at BridgeValley Community and Technical College and worked as a Consumer Advocate and Counselor Intern. Dakota's early career involved analytical technology positions at DuPont and Dow. Dakota holds a Master of Arts in Counseling: Clinical Mental Health from Concordia University Irvine and a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science & Chemistry from Marshall University, with ongoing doctoral studies in Counseling Psychology at National University.