[1] Collins mentioned in interviews that hypnosis helped her recover from a nervous breakdown.
[1] She later studied the art and came up with a nightclub act in which she would hypnotize volunteers from the audience.
[1] She owned a nightclub on the Sunset Strip in Hollywood, where she would perform her act, as well as use hypnosis for therapeutic purposes.
[4] Among the celebrities whom Collins hypnotized were Steve Allen, Jill St. John, and Lloyd Bridges.
Reportedly, she helped Hall of Fame pitcher Sandy Koufax cut down on his smoking habit, from one and a half packs a day to three cigarettes a day.