Collette Duffin, NCPS

Collette Duffin offers straightforward support for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, low self-esteem or big life changes. She writes plainly and listens carefully, helping clients talk through what is getting in the way and build small, practical habits that make day-to-day life easier. Collette presents herself as warm and approachable and aims to make the first steps into therapy feel manageable.

Collette uses a mix of approaches to suit each person. She draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to spot unhelpful thought patterns and try simple experiments. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people clarify what matters to them and take action even when feelings are hard. Emotionally-Focused and client-centred ways of working create space for emotions and strengthen self-understanding.

Her background includes six years of professional practice and work in personal development. Collette holds an NCPS credential, which is listed as her professional qualification. She has focused work with anxiety, trauma and self-esteem and a wider interest in relationship and family issues, grief and coping with life transitions.

In sessions she offers a mix of listening, practical exercises and skill-building. That can include behavioural steps, noticing thoughts and learning mindfulness-style practices. She also supports people with coaching-style conversations when the aim is clearer decision making or life direction.

People interested in starting are encouraged to use the site process to complete a short questionnaire and arrange a first session. Collette works in the United Kingdom and sessions are delivered in English.

Approaches used online and how they help

Collette commonly draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and client-centred work in her practice. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people identify their values and take steps towards them while learning to sit with difficult feelings. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy focuses on recognising thought patterns and testing new behaviours to reduce distress. Client-centred work prioritises listening and reflecting so people feel heard as they sort out their own answers.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Collette will work with each person to choose which methods fit their needs and goals, and she adapts techniques as the work progresses. The aim is to combine practical skill-building with a supportive, respectful relationship so people can try out changes at a pace that suits them.

If you are considering online sessions, please confirm current session options before booking as formats are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, shorten travel time and allow brief check-ins between longer appointments. It can also suit quieter conversations when someone prefers not to be on camera or needs a shorter check-in during a break at work. Registered or accredited professionals and therapists commonly use these practical benefits to help therapy fit everyday life.