- Emotionally-Focused Therapy
- Attachment-focused work
- ACT and CBT tools
About Colette
Colette Mattos is a BACP-registered counsellor in the United Kingdom with four years of experience. She focuses on relationship difficulties, communication problems, intimacy concerns and issues with self-esteem and mood. Colette works with people who are single and wanting a relationship as well as with those in partnerships finding it hard to connect.
Colette uses an attachment-focused approach to look at the patterns beneath how people relate to themselves and others. She helps clients notice how past experiences shape their emotional responses now. Sessions involve talking through recurring reactions, naming difficult feelings and trying different ways of responding in relationships.
She also draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy to look at emotional patterns in close relationships. Colette uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy tools when they help to manage anxiety, low mood or unhelpful thinking. Dialectical Behaviour Therapy skills are available for people who need practical skills for emotion regulation and distress tolerance.
Colette aims to work collaboratively, helping people gain clarity about what they want from their relationships and from themselves. She supports exploration of body image, caregiver stress, control issues, guilt and shame, and life changes that affect mood and direction.
Sessions are conducted in English and are suited to people wanting to understand attachment, improve communication, heal from trauma and build better relationship patterns. To start, clients complete a short questionnaire and arrange an initial session.
How her approaches translate to online work
Colette commonly uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people spot and change repeating emotional patterns in their close relationships. EFT focuses on naming feelings and shifting interaction cycles so people can feel closer and more understood. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy is used to help people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and to choose actions that match their values.Finding the best approach is part of the work. Colette treats choice of method as collaborative and will discuss which approaches fit a client’s needs, goals and preferences during early sessions. That way the plan reflects what the person wants to change and how they prefer to work.
The practical benefits of working remotely include fitting sessions around daily life, shorter check-ins when needed and avoiding travel time. The original biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm current session options before booking. Registered or accredited professionals and therapists generally help clients weigh format choices against their goals and routines so therapy fits into everyday life.
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Experience
4+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she support?
She supports relationship challenges, communication and intimacy issues, self-esteem and mood problems, anxiety, depression, trauma and eating and body image concerns.
What is her therapeutic approach and style?
Colette uses an attachment-focused approach and draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy. She also uses ACT, CBT and DBT skills where these help with emotions and behaviour.
How much experience does she have?
She has four years of clinical experience working with relationship and individual concerns.
What are her credentials and location?
Colette is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she accept international clients?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.