Colette Mattos, BACP
Colette Mattos offers counselling for people facing relationship and personal challenges.
About Colette
Colette Mattos offers counselling for people facing relationship and personal challenges. She helps with issues such as communication, intimacy, low self-esteem, anxiety, depression and coping with life changes. Colette works with individuals who want clearer patterns in their relationships and greater emotional connection.
Her approach is grounded in attachment ideas and builds on a blend of therapies including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy. Sessions focus on understanding the patterns that sit beneath behaviour and feelings.
Background and approach
Colette encourages practical steps that fit into everyday life. Colette aims to create a warm, collaborative and non-judgemental space. She listens to what matters most and helps people set small, achievable goals.
Work in sessions can include talking things through, noticing how old experiences affect current relationships, and trying new ways of relating. She also supports people dealing with parenting strain, caregiver stress, body image and issues around shame and guilt. Career concerns, life purpose and eating-related struggles are included in her areas of focus.
Colette brings four years of counselling experience to her practice and is listed with BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. Sessions are offered in English and are delivered online in several formats. People start by completing a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
The subscription model used for sessions can be cancelled at any time.
Details from the counsellor's public professional profile · registration number listed
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| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 269070 | June 2026 |
Registration details are as listed on the counsellor's public profile. You can check any number with the registering body.
Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
Cost Costs are shown on the partner platform before you commit. If cost is a concern, ask about reduced-fee options.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Colette lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Self-love
- Women's issues
Ways of working Colette names
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Gottman Method
- Hypnotherapy
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor lists and does not check training records.
How therapeutic approaches work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It focuses on values and small actions that move life in a chosen direction and can help with anxiety, depression and relationship worries. Emotionally-Focused Therapy centres on feelings in close relationships and supports people to express and respond to emotions differently to build connection. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviour and uses simple exercises to change unhelpful patterns.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Colette will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most useful, then adapt methods as you go. This collaborative process means the plan can shift if something does not feel helpful.
Online therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging. Video calls let you see facial cues and body language, while phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging suit shorter check-ins or times when writing feels easier. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, childcare and travel, and let people access a registered or accredited professional from different locations.
Frequently asked
What concerns does this counsellor help with?
Colette supports people with relationship struggles, intimacy and communication problems, and worries about self-esteem. She also works with anxiety, depression, trauma, eating issues, career questions and life changes.
What is her therapeutic style?
Sessions are collaborative and warm, with a focus on understanding how past experiences shape current feelings. She uses practical exercises alongside reflective discussion to help people try new ways of relating.
What experience does she bring?
Colette has four years of counselling experience working with relationship and personal wellbeing concerns. She draws on several approaches to tailor support to each person's needs.
What credentials and location are listed?
Colette is listed with BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, and practices from the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English. She does not accept international clients at this time.
In what formats are sessions offered?
Therapy is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different preferences and schedules.
How does the cost and payment work?
Session cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions are provided via a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with this counsellor?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.