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Colette Safhill, BACP

Colette Safhill is a person-centred counsellor with 20 years' experience.

Stress, Anxiety
Addictions
Relationship issues
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About Colette

Colette Safhill is a person-centred counsellor with 20 years' experience. She draws on a straightforward, respectful style to help people tackle anxiety, stress, depression and relationship or intimacy concerns. Colette is listed with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and works with clients online or by phone.

Her approach centres on listening and responding to what each person brings. She mixes client-centred work with practical tools from cognitive behavioural therapy and skills from dialectical behaviour therapy.

Background and approach

Colette also uses EMDR for trauma-related difficulties when appropriate. She has experience supporting people with addictions, grief, eating and sleeping problems, and issues around self-esteem and anger. Additional areas she addresses include adoption and foster care questions, attachment and abandonment concerns, and sexual expression such as kink and BDSM.

She also helps those facing chronic illness, caregiver stress and major life changes. Colette has worked with relationship difficulties and uses elements of the Gottman Method alongside other approaches to support communication and rebuilding trust. She offers coaching-style support for career and life transitions as part of her practical work.

Sessions are offered in English and can take place via video, phone, live chat or text messaging. Colette asks people to use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions to suit their needs.

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BACP	391617	April 2026

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Sessions and payment

Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.

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Focus areas and approaches

Everything Colette lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

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

Ways of working Colette names

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How therapeutic approaches work online

Colette blends person-centred counselling with evidence-based tools to meet practical needs. Person-centred therapy focuses on listening and building a trusting conversation so people can work through feelings and decisions at their own pace. Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, uses straightforward exercises to identify unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviours to reduce anxiety and improve mood.

For trauma-related work she may use EMDR, a technique that helps people process distressing memories by combining guided eye movements or similar bilateral stimulation with focused recall. Each approach is explained and agreed together so the work fits the person's goals and preferences. The therapist will collaborate with the client to try methods that feel right and adjust pace and techniques as progress is made.

Online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation without travel, phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited, and text or chat can support shorter check-ins or ongoing reflection between sessions. These options give flexibility for different circumstances and help people keep continuity of care when they move or travel.

Frequently asked

What concerns does Colette help with?

She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety and depression, as well as addictions, relationship and intimacy issues. Other focus areas include grief, eating and sleeping problems, self-esteem and career changes.

What style of therapy will I experience?

Colette works in a person-centred way that prioritises listening and honest dialogue. She combines this with practical techniques from CBT and DBT and may use EMDR for trauma-related work.

How long has she practised?

She has twenty years of experience working with a broad range of concerns and has completed post-qualifying training in areas such as trauma, relationship work and eating disorders.

Where is she based and what credential does she hold?

Colette works from the United Kingdom and is listed with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP.

Can I work with her if I live abroad?

Yes. Sessions are offered to international clients and are conducted in English.

Which session formats are available?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.

How are sessions priced?

Cost varies with location and therapist arrangements; sessions are provided via a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Use the Start Therapy button, fill in a short matching questionnaire and then choose a time to schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.