- Years in practice
- 20
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Relationship issues
About Colette
Colette Safhill is a person-centred counsellor with twenty years of practice. She draws on a gentle, accepting style that puts the client's experience at the centre of each session. Colette is BACP, which means she holds registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.
She offers sessions by video, phone, live chat and text messaging as well as in person. Colette helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression and addictions.
Background and approach
She also supports clients facing relationship and intimacy concerns, grief and trauma, and those navigating parenting challenges. Practical issues such as sleeping and eating problems, low self-esteem and anger are also within her focus. Her clinical toolkit includes client-centred work, cognitive behavioural techniques and dialectical behaviour ideas.
She also integrates Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing and the Gottman method when that fits a person's goals. Sessions are shaped around what each person brings and what they want to work on. Colette has additional experience with adoption and foster care issues, attachment and abandonment, carer stress, chronic illness and body image concerns.
She has worked with matters relating to sexual diversity and alternative sex culture. This range means she can draw on different perspectives to meet practical needs. People who choose online or phone sessions can expect short, clear planning conversations about goals and methods.
The process usually starts with a brief questionnaire and scheduling step, then moves to regular appointments that match the person's life and commitments.
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
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Depression
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Colette lists
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
Practical approaches delivered online
Colette combines person-centred counselling with cognitive behavioural therapy and EMDR when appropriate. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and understanding what matters to the client, helping them feel heard and able to set their own goals. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy looks at thoughts and behaviours that keep problems going and uses practical exercises to make changes. Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing is a trauma-focused approach that can reduce the intensity of distressing memories when that is a client aim.Finding the right approach is part of the work and happens together. The therapist will discuss options, try methods that match the client's concerns and adjust the plan as goals evolve. This collaborative way helps people test what fits their needs and preferences.
Online sessions are offered by video, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different situations. Video calls let people use visual cues and longer conversations. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier during a busy day. Live chat or text messaging work well for brief check-ins, shorter reflections and ongoing support between longer appointments.
Questions people ask about Colette
What concerns does Colette help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions and grief, plus relationship and intimacy issues. Parenting, eating and sleeping problems, anger and self-esteem are also included.
What is her therapy style like?
Colette uses a person-centred approach that focuses on what clients bring to sessions. She blends that with practical techniques from CBT and DBT when useful.
How long has she practised?
She has twenty years of experience as a person-centred psychotherapist following study at the University of Essex.
What professional accreditation does she hold and where is she based?
Colette is BACP and works from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What session formats does she use?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging, as well as in-person work.
How is cost handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through 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 appointments based on the therapist's availability.
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