Colette Safhill, BACP
Colette Safhill uses a client-centred approach to help people make sense of difficult feelings.
- Stress & Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- +16 more
About Colette
Colette Safhill uses a client-centred approach to help people make sense of difficult feelings. She draws on two decades of practice to offer calm, straightforward support for day-to-day struggles. Colette holds BACP, which denotes British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy membership and professional standards.
Colette listens without judgement and focuses on what each person brings to the session. Conversations are guided by the client’s goals and paced to suit their needs.
Background and approach
She blends talk-based work with practical strategies to manage anxiety, low mood and stress. Her background includes additional training in trauma work and Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing, and in relationship-focused therapies. This range lets her adapt to issues such as addictions, grief, body image and intimacy-related concerns.
She also supports people facing life transitions like career change or separation. Colette has worked with matters linked to attachment, adoption and foster care, and caring roles. She offers help for sleep and eating difficulties, chronic illness and chronic pain, and for those dealing with control and codependency problems.
Her approach aims to build practical coping skills alongside emotional understanding. Sessions are available in English and can be arranged online or by phone. Colette works with each person to set clear goals and check progress as therapy continues.
Her style is straightforward, compassionate and focused on finding workable steps forward.
Registration
| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 391617 | April 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.
Costs are shown on the partner platform before you commit. If cost is a concern, ask about reduced-fee options.
Focus areas and approaches
What Colette works with
Everything Colette lists, 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
Approaches Colette lists
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
Online support
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy or CBT looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions connect. It teaches practical steps to reduce anxiety, manage mood and change unhelpful patterns.
Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing, known as EMDR, is a trauma-focused method that helps process disturbing memories and reduce their emotional impact. It is used when past events continue to affect daily life.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk through goals, discuss different methods and agree a way forward together. That collaborative process means the approach can change as needs and preferences become clearer.
Online therapy gives access to the same approaches via video, phone, live chat or text messaging. Video calls are good for face-to-face conversation, phone sessions need less bandwidth and can fit into a work break, and live chat or text messaging suit short check-ins or people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to fit therapy around everyday life while keeping the focus on practical, goal-led work.
Frequently asked
What concerns does this counsellor help with?
Colette helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addictions and trauma-related issues. She also works with concerns like grief, intimacy, eating and sleeping problems, career change and parenting strain.
What is Colette's therapeutic style?
Her work is mainly client-centred, which means sessions follow what the person brings. She mixes compassionate listening with practical techniques from cognitive and behavioural approaches when useful.
How much experience does she have?
Colette has 20 years of clinical experience. During that time she has completed further training in trauma, relationship work and EMDR techniques.
Where is she based and what credential does she hold?
She practises in the United Kingdom and is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).
Which languages are supported and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What formats are available for sessions?
Colette 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 availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with Colette?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire. After that you can schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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