- Practical coping strategies
- Trauma informed care
- Support for relationships
About Colette
Colette Safhill is a person-centred counsellor with 20 years of practice. She uses a calm, non-judgemental style to help people talk through problems and work towards clearer routines and better sleep. Colette holds BACP, which indicates professional registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. She established a practical, down-to-earth way of working that suits parents and busy people who need straightforward support.
Colette blends person-centred listening with practical techniques from cognitive behavioural therapy and dialectical behaviour therapy. She also uses eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing for trauma-related work and the Gottman Method for relationship conversations. In sessions she encourages small, manageable steps and clear strategies to tackle anxiety, low mood, stress and sleep disruption.
Her background includes post-qualifying training in relationship therapy, trauma, adoption and eating disorders. That experience informs how she approaches complex situations such as grief, abandonment issues and caregiving stress. She talks clients through ways to reduce night-time rumination and rebuild healthy sleep habits without promising immediate fixes.
Colette offers work that addresses addictions, intimacy-related concerns and body image alongside career pressures and life transitions. She aims to make sessions practical and usable between appointments. Her approach is collaborative - she helps people set goals and reviews progress as therapy continues.
Sessions are offered in English and Colette accepts international clients. Prospective clients are invited to check session options and scheduling before booking.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Colette combines person-centred practice with cognitive behavioural therapy and EMDR to support people online. Person-centred work focuses on listening and helping clients make sense of what they want to change, which can be useful for sleep and stress issues. Cognitive behavioural therapy offers practical tools for adjusting thoughts and routines that disrupt sleep, and usually involves homework and short experiments between sessions. Eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing can be used for trauma-related sleep disturbance and involves structured processing alongside stabilisation techniques.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist works collaboratively to choose methods that fit a person's goals, preferences and current situation, and may blend elements from different approaches as needed. Clients are invited to discuss what feels comfortable and to review the plan as therapy progresses.
The biography indicates Colette is qualified to work online and by phone but always confirm exact session options before booking. Online and telephone access can make it easier to fit therapy around family life, work breaks or caregiving duties, and can reduce travel time. They also allow for shorter check-ins when needed and for practical exercises to be integrated into day-to-day routines.
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Experience
20+ years
Credentials
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of issues does Colette work with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression and sleep difficulties, and also addresses concerns such as addictions, grief, eating issues and relationship or intimacy-related problems.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Colette uses a person-centred approach that emphasises listening and collaboration, and combines this with practical techniques from CBT and DBT as needed.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 20 years of experience working as a person-centred psychotherapist and has completed further post-qualifying training in areas such as trauma and relationship work.
What professional credential does she hold and where is she based?
Colette is BACP and practises from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and she is available to work with international clients.
What session formats are available?
The biography notes she is qualified to work online, on the phone and in person; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.