Collette Duffin, NCPS
6 years in practice
Collette Duffin is a counsellor who aims to help people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, loss or difficult life changes.
License and registration
- NCPS
- NCS16-03513 · expires April 2026
- Years in practice
- 6
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the registration with the body that granted it.
About Collette
Collette Duffin is a counsellor who aims to help people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, loss or difficult life changes. She works with issues around relationships, intimacy, self‑esteem, trauma, grief and everyday pressures. Collette uses straightforward language and a calm approach to make it easier to talk about painful experiences.
Collette draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy to look at how emotions shape patterns in relationships and personal life. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice thoughts and try different ways of responding.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on small, practical steps that can make daily life more manageable. Her background includes six years of experience in counselling and related personal development work. Collette holds NCPS as a listed credential and practices from the United Kingdom, offering support in English.
She does not take international clients. In a typical session Collette listens, reflects, and helps people identify what matters to them. She offers coaching-style work alongside therapy when clients want goal‑focused change.
Techniques include mindfulness exercises, behavioural experiments and skills for managing intense feelings. Collette asks new clients to use an online matching process to begin. The process helps find the right appointment times and formats.
Her style is warm and direct, aimed at helping people move from feeling stuck to clearer next steps.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Collette lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Self esteem
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Anger management
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Collette names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
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Online support
Approaches that suit online counselling
Collette often combines Emotionally-Focused Therapy with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice feelings, understand relationship patterns and choose actions that reflect their values. EFT looks at how emotions shape interactions and personal responses, which can help with intimacy, attachment and ongoing relationship struggles. ACT focuses on clarifying what matters to the person and practising small, values-driven steps to reduce the hold of unhelpful thoughts.She also uses Client-Centred techniques that place the person's own experience at the centre of the work, and Cognitive Behavioral ideas to test thoughts and try different behaviours. Finding the right blend is part of the process and Collette works with each person to decide which approaches fit their goals and preferences in a collaborative way.
Online therapy here can be done by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging, which makes it easier to fit sessions into busy lives. Video calls are useful for a fuller conversational experience, phone sessions can be quicker or better when lower bandwidth is needed, and messaging options suit short check-ins or people who prefer writing. These formats aim to increase flexibility and help more people access regular, steady support.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does Collette help with?
She supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and grief, as well as relationship and intimacy issues and self‑esteem problems. Additional areas include caregiving stress, family of origin issues, codependency and divorce or separation.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Collette uses a warm, straightforward style that combines emotion-focused work with practical skills. Sessions blend listening, reflection and exercises to change unhelpful patterns.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has six years of experience working in counselling and personal development settings, using a mix of therapeutic methods to support growth and coping.
What credentials and location are listed?
Collette holds NCPS and is based in the United Kingdom. No further registration details are provided beyond the NCPS credential.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are offered online?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different preferences and schedules.
How does cost and payment work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with Collette?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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