Colette Safhill, BACP

Colette Safhill is a person-centred psychotherapist who focuses on thoughts and everyday habits. She has 20 years' experience and works from a straightforward, non-judgemental stance. Colette listens to what each person brings and helps them find ways to cope and change day-to-day patterns.

Her background includes a degree from the University of Essex and accreditation with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, often abbreviated as BACP. She has completed post-qualifying training across several therapeutic areas, which she draws on when clients need different kinds of support.

In sessions she keeps the work practical. Conversations cover stressful thinking, anxiety, low mood, relationship problems, food and body concerns, and issues linked to trauma or grief. Colette also supports people dealing with addictions, sleep difficulties, parenting strain, and major life changes.

She uses person-centred ways of working alongside methods such as cognitive behavioural approaches, dialectical behaviour ideas, EMDR for trauma, and relationship-focused work like the Gottman Method. The mix is adapted to what a person needs in the moment rather than a fixed programme.

Colette offers therapy in English and is available to international clients. She can work online, by phone, or in person, and aims to make sessions fit into everyday life while helping people build healthier habits and more helpful thinking.

How therapeutic approaches work in online therapy

Client-Centred Therapy places the client's experience at the heart of sessions. The therapist listens attentively, reflects what is said and helps people find their own solutions; it suits worries about everyday thinking and habits. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing different behaviours to change mood and routines, which can help with anxiety, low mood and sleep problems.

EMDR is used for working with traumatic memories by using structured protocols that can reduce distress and improve daily functioning; it is often chosen when trauma or abuse is a central issue. Colette draws on these approaches to shape online work in a way that fits what each person needs rather than sticking to one method.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, try out what feels useful and adjust methods over time. Clients are involved in deciding which approaches to use and how sessions are paced.

The profile notes she can work online, by phone and in person, so please confirm the current session formats when booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed and avoid travel time. Therapists and registered or accredited professionals can discuss practical arrangements and help make sessions suit everyday life.