Colleen Downey, BACP
Colleen Downey is a counsellor who works from a psychodynamic perspective and has six years of client-facing experience in the United Kingdom.
- Stress & Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and Abuse
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About Colleen
Colleen Downey is a counsellor who works from a psychodynamic perspective and has six years of client-facing experience in the United Kingdom. She focuses on helping people who are struggling with depression, anxiety, stress and relationship concerns. Colleen also supports people dealing with trauma and eating difficulties.
She accepts international clients and conducts sessions in English. Clients can expect a calm, reflective style. Colleen believes people carry strengths and stories that help them move forward.
Background and approach
She offers a space to talk through what feels stuck, and to notice patterns that repeat in everyday life. Her approach draws on psychodynamic therapy, which looks at how past experiences shape present feelings and reactions. This can be useful for problems linked to attachment, old wounds from abuse, or recurring relationship difficulties.
It also helps when worries like low self-esteem, shame, or complicated grief keep coming back. Colleen works with a wide range of concerns beyond mood and anxiety, including parenting stress, compassion fatigue, ADHD-related struggles, and anger. She also addresses eating and food-related issues, obsessions and compulsions, and control or communication problems.
The emphasis is on understanding the reasons behind difficult behaviours as a step toward change. Sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat, or text messaging. Fees vary with location and therapist availability and use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
To begin, clients select Start Therapy, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to availability.
Registration
| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 393196 | March 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 Colleen works with
Everything Colleen lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Eating disorders
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Jealousy
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Young adult issues
Approaches Colleen lists
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
In practice this looks like talking about your worries, memories and relationships while the therapist listens for themes and links. Over time the conversations can reveal hidden feelings and recurring responses, which makes change easier to plan and sustain. This approach can be helpful for depression, anxiety, trauma-related reactions and long-standing relationship difficulties.
Choosing the right approach is part of the process, and the therapist will work with each person to find what suits them. She will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most useful, and adapt the way sessions run so the work fits the individual's needs.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat or text messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls are good for face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can fit into a short break, live chat works when typing feels easier, and text messaging supports brief check-ins or ongoing reflection between sessions. These options help people access therapy from different places and at times that suit their schedule.
Frequently asked
What concerns does she help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, trauma and eating issues, among other concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is calm and reflective, focusing on how past experiences shape current feelings and patterns.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has six years of experience working with clients in the United Kingdom.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the BACP and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are offered?
Sessions can be conducted by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How are sessions paid for?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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