Colette Mattos, BACP

Colette Mattos is a counsellor who supports people facing relationship and self-related struggles. She helps individuals and couples who find communication, connection or intimacy difficult. Colette also works with people who want a relationship but keep running into the same problems. Her approach is warm, collaborative and non-judgemental to help clients feel safe to talk and make changes.

Colette uses an attachment-focused way of working to look at the patterns beneath behaviours. She helps people notice how past experiences shape current relationships and emotional responses. Sessions aim to build clearer awareness and new ways of relating to self and others.

Many clients also bring anxiety, depression or low self-esteem alongside relationship concerns. Colette addresses these alongside issues such as body image, caregiver stress, and isolation. She encourages practical steps and small experiments to test different ways of relating outside sessions.

Her clinical toolkit includes Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) and client-centred methods. Colette blends these approaches to suit individual needs rather than using a single fixed model.

Colette is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. She works from the United Kingdom and runs sessions in English. To begin, readers should use the site process to be matched and then arrange a first session with her.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose values-based actions. It is often used for anxiety, low mood and finding clearer life direction. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening closely and reflecting what someone is feeling so they can explore themselves at their own pace; it suits people who need a gentle, person-led space.

Colette will work with the person to decide which approaches fit best. That choice is collaborative and can change over time as goals and needs become clearer. She blends methods rather than sticking to a single model to match each client's situation.

If you are considering online work, check which session types she currently offers before booking. Confirm whether sessions happen by video, phone or another arrangement on the site. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. They can also suit people who prefer to speak without being on camera or who need a quieter setup during a break from work.