Colette Mattos

BACP

United Kingdom

Practical, attachment-informed counselling for relationships

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At a glance

Credentials

BACP

Registration

BACP, United Kingdom / 269070

Experience

4 years

Languages

English

Location

United Kingdom

Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp.

1. • Relationship focus
   • Attachment-informed
   • Values-led work

   About Colette

   Colette Mattos is a counsellor who helps people facing relationship strain, low self-esteem, anxiety and depression. She supports those dealing with parenting stress, intimacy challenges, body image concerns and the fallout from trauma or abuse. Her style is warm and collaborative, aimed at helping clients talk through what feels stuck and find practical ways forward.

   Colette uses an attachment-informed way of working to examine patterns that shape how people relate to themselves and others. She links past experiences to present reactions and helps clients practise different responses. Motivational Interviewing is part of her toolkit to help people find the motivation to try new approaches in day-to-day life.

   She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Client-Centred principles to tailor sessions to each person. This can mean noticing unhelpful thinking, building small behavioural steps, and focusing on personal values to guide change. Sessions aim to be straightforward and action-focused where that fits the client.

   Colette has four years of clinical experience and holds BACP registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. She works with a range of concerns including loneliness, caregiver stress, control issues, divorce and separation, grief, career changes and women’s issues. Sessions are offered in English and take place in the United Kingdom.

   If you want to explore relationship patterns, strengthen self-worth or manage mood and stress, Colette invites you to start a conversation about how she might help.

2. Approaches for online counselling and how they help

   Colette uses approaches that focus on values, motivation and the therapeutic relationship. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings and still take steps that matter to them. It can be useful for anxiety, depression and decisions about life changes. Motivational Interviewing is a conversational method that helps people clarify what they want and build the motivation to try new behaviours; it often suits goals around relationship change, wellbeing or lifestyle shifts.
   
   Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will work collaboratively to decide which methods fit a person's goals and preferences. That choice can change over time, and Colette will check in regularly about what feels helpful and what to adjust.
   
   Please confirm the current session options before booking, as the profile does not list specific formats. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, for example by removing travel time, making short check-ins possible, or offering a way to attend when schedule flexibility is needed. It can also support people who prefer a conversational, values-focused or motivational style of counselling without changing how the therapy itself is delivered.

4. Areas of expertise

   Primary focus

   Relationship issuesFamily conflictsParenting issuesSelf esteemDepression

   Also works with

   Stress, AnxietyLGBTTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersCareer difficultiesCoping with life changes

   Additional focus areas

   Attachment issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCommunication problemsControl issuesDivorce and separationForgivenessGuilt and shameIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMood disordersSelf-loveWomen's issues

   Therapeutic approaches

   Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyGottman MethodHypnotherapyImago Relationship TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyInternal Family Systems

   Experience

   4+ years

   Listed in

   United Kingdom

   Languages

   English

5. Frequently asked questions

   What kinds of concerns does Colette support?

   She helps people with relationship strain, parenting stress, self-esteem, anxiety and depression. Other areas include trauma, body image, eating concerns, career change and coping with life transitions.

   How would she describe her way of working?

   Her style is warm and collaborative with a focus on understanding relationship patterns. Sessions are conversational and aim to help clients notice patterns and try practical changes.

   How much experience does she have?

   Colette has four years of clinical experience working with a variety of relationship and mood-related issues.

   What credentials and location are listed?

   She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and works in the United Kingdom.

   Which languages are supported and can international clients join?

   Sessions are offered in English. She does not accept international clients at this time.

   What session formats are available?

   Please confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified in the profile. Check the booking details to see which formats are offered.

   How does payment and cost work?

   Cost varies with location and therapist arrangements, and sessions are provided via a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

   What should I do to begin working with her?

   Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.

6. Online talk therapy is not emergency or medical care. Stopping or cutting down alcohol or other drugs can be unsafe without medical advice. In immediate danger? Crisis numbers

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