Colette Safhill

Colette Safhill is a person-centred psychotherapist who uses a client-focused approach to help people manage strong emotions such as anger. She draws on two decades of practice and works in a steady, non-judgemental way with what each person brings to the session. Colette is BACP accredited and trained at the University of Essex, and she offers work that aims to make everyday life more manageable.

Colette’s background includes additional post-qualifying training in relationship therapy, trauma work, adoption-related issues, eating disorders, domestic abuse, and EMDR. She mixes that experience with a person-centred stance, meaning she centres the person’s own goals and pace. Sessions often involve talking things through, noticing patterns, and trying small, workable changes between meetings.

People commonly come to see Colette about stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, relationship and intimacy concerns, sleep and eating difficulties, parenting strain, self-esteem and career pressures. She also supports those dealing with attachment, bereavement, chronic illness, caregiver stress, and the effects of separation and divorce. The work covers a wide range of life challenges without focusing on a single label.

Colette practises in the United Kingdom and works with people in English. She is able to see international clients as well. Sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time, and practical arrangements such as online or phone sessions are available depending on scheduling.

To begin, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability. This lets Colette match her approach to the person’s needs and goals before therapy starts.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on the person and their own goals. In practice this means the therapist listens closely and helps the person make sense of their feelings, including anger, and decide what changes to try. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and behaviours link to emotions. It often involves identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and trying practical exercises to shift reactions and daily routines. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, EMDR, is used alongside talk-based work for people dealing with traumatic memories and intense emotional responses; it combines focused attention with guided processing to reduce distress.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. Colette works collaboratively to decide which method or combination feels right for each person. She reviews goals and progress together and adapts techniques so they fit the person’s pace and preferences rather than forcing a single method.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, for example by removing travel time or allowing check-ins during a lunch break. The biography indicates she is qualified to work online and by phone as well as in person, but readers should confirm the current session options before booking. Online work keeps the same focus on practical skills, talking through issues and setting small goals that can be tried between sessions.