Counsellor profile
Collette Duffin, NCPS
Counsellor - Anxiety and relationships
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- CBT
- Client centred
About Collette
Counsellor Collette Duffin is registered with NCPS and has six years' experience. She works with stress, anxiety, relationships, intimacy-related concerns, self-esteem, trauma and abuse, grief, anger, depression, coping with life changes and coaching. Sessions are conducted in English in the United Kingdom.
Collette uses a mix of practical methods. She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy and client-centred practice. In conversation she listens for what matters most, then suggests small steps and skills clients can try between sessions. Work may include noticing difficult thoughts, learning emotion regulation skills, or practising clearer communication.
She has a particular interest in abandonment, adoption and foster care matters, blended family issues and family of origin problems. Other focus areas listed include caregiver stress, codependency, commitment and control issues, and responses to bereavement or illness. Collette also supports people facing divorce, domestic violence, and coping after natural or human-caused disaster.
Collette presents herself in a straightforward way. Sessions aim to discuss what is happening now and what a client wishes to change. She offers psychoeducation and practical tools alongside reflective talking therapy. The tone is direct and focused on concrete steps.
Her background spans six years of practice in counselling and related personal development. The NCPS registration is listed as her professional credential. Prospective clients in the UK should check session format and cost details before arranging a first appointment.
How her therapeutic approaches fit online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) asks people to notice difficult thoughts and to choose actions that match their values. Online sessions using ACT can help with anxiety, low mood and decision-making by pairing awareness work with simple practical tasks to try between sessions.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and testing new behaviours. In remote sessions CBT often involves agreed homework such as thought records, breathing or behavioural experiments to practice in daily life.
Finding the right approach happens together. The counsellor will listen to your concerns and try different methods to see what helps. You and the therapist discuss goals, adjust methods and review what works as therapy continues.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm the exact options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit counselling around school, work and daily tasks. It can also reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Check the session list on the booking page to confirm how appointments are run and which format will suit your routine.
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Experience
6+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, intimacy issues, self-esteem, trauma and abuse, grief, anger and depression, plus coping with life changes and coaching.
What is her general approach in sessions?
She combines Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy and client-centred work to offer talking, skills and practical exercises.
How long has she practised?
She has six years' experience working in counselling and personal development.
What professional credential does she hold?
She is registered with NCPS as listed in her profile.
Do sessions take place in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can I be seen from outside the UK?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the See online counselling options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, then schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A membership or registration can be checked on the professional body's own register.
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