- 20 years experience
- BACP accredited
- Person-centred approach
About Colette
Colette Safhill is a person-centred counsellor with 20 years of experience. She draws on a gentle, non-judgemental style that helps people speak openly about difficult topics. Colette is accredited by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, often written as BACP.
She focuses on practical, real-life problems such as stress, anxiety and depression. She also helps with addiction, relationship and intimacy-related issues, grief, eating and sleeping problems, and the strain of caring for others. Her work includes support around adoption, attachment and abandonment concerns.
Colette uses the client-centred core of her approach while bringing in other methods when they suit a person. That can include cognitive behavioural ideas for managing unhelpful thinking and behavioural patterns. It can also include techniques aimed at trauma processing and relationship work when appropriate.
Colette trained at the University of Essex and has completed further post-qualifying training in relationship therapy, trauma work, adoption-related therapy, eating disorder work, domestic abuse and EMDR. She aims to listen first, then offer practical steps and exercises the person can try between sessions.
Sessions are offered in English from the United Kingdom, and she also works with some international clients. Colette offers therapy online, by phone and in person, and she can discuss which way will fit someone’s life and needs.
Therapeutic approaches and online support
Colette combines a person-centred way of working with targeted methods to help people manage symptoms and move forward. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on treating the person with warmth and respect, giving them space to talk and make their own choices. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings and actions and can help with anxiety, low mood and unhelpful habits.When trauma is a factor she can draw on trauma-focused techniques, including elements of EMDR to help process distressing memories. These approaches are used alongside a collaborative process in which the person and therapist decide together what feels most helpful. The therapist will discuss options, try techniques in sessions and adjust the plan as needs and goals become clearer.
Colette works online, by phone and in person, so she can talk with people who are not in the same location. If you want to know which session formats are currently offered, please confirm options when you match and book. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy around work and family life, enable shorter check-ins when useful, and allow sessions without needing to travel.
Areas of focus
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety and depression, plus addictions and relationship issues. Other focus areas include grief, eating and sleeping difficulties and parenting strain.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her core style is person-centred, meaning she listens without judgment and follows what the client brings. She combines that with practical techniques when helpful.
How much experience does she have?
She has 20 years of clinical experience, including post-qualifying training in relationship work, trauma, adoption, eating disorders and EMDR.
What credentials does she hold and where is she based?
She is accredited by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK access her?
She accepts international clients and can work with people who are not based in the United Kingdom.
How are sessions arranged and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. Confirm current fees when you match and schedule.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.