- Warm listening
- Practical coping skills
- Relationship focus
About Colette
Colette Safhill is a person-centred counsellor with 20 years of experience. She is BACP accredited and meets professional standards set out by that body. Colette works without judgement and focuses on what each person brings to sessions.
Her main way of working is client-centred, which means she listens closely and helps people find their own answers. She also uses approaches such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, and the Gottman Method when these suit a person’s needs. This mix helps address problems like anxiety, depression and relationship difficulties.
Colette has undertaken post-qualifying training in areas including relationship work, trauma, adoption and eating disorders. She also has experience supporting people facing grief, addiction, codependency and issues around intimacy and body image. Her background includes work with caregiver stress, chronic illness and ageing concerns.
Sessions can cover practical coping skills as well as emotional processing. Colette aims to help people manage stress, sleep and anger, or to work through big life changes and career decisions. She will adapt approaches to the person in front of her rather than applying a fixed model.
Based in the United Kingdom, Colette works with clients in English. She offers online, phone and in-person options; readers should check current session choices before booking. To begin, clients use the Start Therapy button and complete a short questionnaire.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and creating space for people to find their own solutions; online sessions use that same emphasis so the person leads the pace and topics. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) involves identifying unhelpful thinking and testing new behaviours; this can be done in conversation and with simple exercises that fit into daily life. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a trauma-focused method used to process distressing memories, and it can be adapted for remote delivery with guidance and stepped procedures.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, past experience and what feels most helpful, then suggest trials of different methods and review progress. This collaborative process helps shape a plan that suits the person rather than imposing a single model.
The biography notes Colette is qualified to work online and by phone, and also in person; however readers should confirm which session types are available before booking. Online or phone sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow a quieter check-in at short notice, or offer an alternative when travel is difficult. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt exercises, homework and communication styles to work well at a distance while focusing on practical steps and emotional processing.
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Experience
20+ years
Credentials
Listed on profile
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns can be brought to therapy?
Colette works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy and codependency among others.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is person-centred at its core, with use of CBT, DBT, EMDR and the Gottman Method when appropriate to the person's goals and needs.
What experience does she bring?
She has 20 years of clinical experience and has completed post-qualifying training in areas such as relationship work, trauma, adoptions and eating disorders.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is BACP accredited and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts clients from other countries.
What session formats are available?
The biography states she is qualified to work online, on the phone and in person; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees and payments handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.