- Years in practice
- 18
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Colette
Colette Marino is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with 18 years of professional experience. She supports people dealing with stress and anxiety, relationship concerns, family conflict, trauma and abuse, and parenting challenges. Colette works with each person’s strengths and respects their experience as the starting point for change.
She believes the first step is often the hardest and aims to make that step feel manageable. Sessions focus on clear, practical steps along with space to talk things through.
Background and approach
Her style is down-to-earth and respectful, with an emphasis on listening and collaborating on goals. Colette draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide her work. She helps people build coping skills for stress and anxiety, process difficult experiences, and find new ways to manage family or relationship pressures.
Parents are helped to clarify priorities and try practical strategies that fit family life. Over nearly two decades Colette has worked with a wide range of presenting issues. She treats each person as an individual and adapts sessions to what matters most to them.
The aim is steady progress, not quick fixes, and to leave people better equipped to manage future challenges. Her approach is straightforward and collaborative. Clients set the pace and goals, and Colette offers structure and tools to move towards them.
Therapy can include short-term focused work or longer-term support depending on needs.
What Colette works with
Everything Colette lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Colette helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
Therapeutic approaches and online support
Colette uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide sessions in clear, practical ways. One approach helps people develop coping skills for stress and anxiety through short exercises, goal setting and behaviour changes that are easy to try between sessions. Another strand focuses on processing trauma and difficult experiences at a pace the person can manage, using grounding and paced talking to reduce overwhelm.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Colette collaborates with each person to identify what fits their needs, goals and preferences, and adapts techniques as therapy progresses. This means plans can change if something isn’t helping and new strategies can be tried together.
Online therapy offers flexibility for busy people and parents. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when that feels helpful. Phone sessions work well for shorter check-ins or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging suit quick reflections, journalling between sessions, or checking in during the week. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, childcare and everyday life.
Questions people ask about Colette
What concerns does Colette help with?
She supports people facing stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, family conflict, trauma and abuse, and parenting challenges.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is down-to-earth and collaborative, with active listening and practical steps. Sessions focus on goals the client finds meaningful.
What background does she bring to therapy?
Colette has 18 years of professional experience working with a range of presenting issues and helping people develop coping skills and clearer ways forward.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is affiliated with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, noted as BACP, and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are offered?
Therapy is available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs.
How is cost handled?
Costs vary by location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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