Collette Duffin

Collette Duffin is a counsellor who focuses on helping people through stress, anxiety, self-esteem and relationship concerns. She works with clients who are coping with trauma, grief, anger and life changes. Collette also lists support for intimacy-related issues, family concerns and coaching for practical goals.

Collette trained to the NCPS level and has six years of professional experience in the therapy and personal development field. She offers a calm, welcoming space where people can talk about difficult moments and learn skills to manage day-to-day pressures. The first meetings tend to focus on what matters most to the client and on small, manageable steps forward.

Her style blends several approaches. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, in simple terms, helps people spot unhelpful thinking and try different ways of behaving. Client-Centred Therapy places the person's own values and choices at the centre of sessions. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy encourages living in line with personal values even when emotions are difficult.

Collette also uses elements from Dialectical Behaviour Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy when those approaches suit a client's needs. She includes practical skills, breathing and mindfulness tools, and straightforward psychoeducation so clients can practise between sessions. The aim is steady progress rather than instant change.

Sessions are arranged through an online process. Collette works from the United Kingdom and conducts sessions in English. Prospective clients are asked to use the platform's Start Therapy button to begin the short matching process and schedule appointments.

How her approaches translate to online counselling

Collette commonly draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in her online work. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without fighting them, then choose actions that match their values. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy focuses on spotting patterns of thinking and behaviour and trying practical experiments to shift those patterns.

Finding the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about their goals and preferences, then suggest a way forward. Together they check progress and adjust techniques if something is not helping.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when a full session is not needed. It also lets people use sessions while at work or at home when quieter surroundings are available, and it can support steady progress using tools and homework between meetings.