Colette Mattos, BACP
Gentle, practical help for relationship and self concerns
Details
| Name | Colette Mattos |
|---|---|
| Credentials | BACP |
| Based in | United Kingdom |
| Registered with | BACP |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 4 |
About Colette
Colette Mattos is a counsellor who focuses on relationship and self-related concerns. She helps people who feel stuck with intimacy, communication, or connection. Colette also supports those coping with anxiety, low mood, body image worries and career or life changes.
Her style is warm and collaborative. Sessions are conversational and aimed at making sense of patterns that keep repeating. Colette listens for the stories people tell about themselves and their relationships, then works with them to try different ways of responding.
Background and approach
Colette uses Narrative-informed ideas alongside Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Client-Centred principles. She also draws on practical tools from Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy when useful. These approaches are used to help people notice unhelpful patterns and build small, manageable changes.
With four years of experience and registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), she offers calm, steady support. Colette aims to make sessions straightforward and relevant to everyday life. Sessions cover a wide range of concerns including parenting stress, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, eating and body image issues, and feelings of isolation or shame.
People who come to her typically want clearer communication, better emotional connection, or ways to cope with major life changes.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Relationship issues, Family conflicts, Parenting issues among the things Colette works with, alongside the areas below.
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Self-love
- Women's issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Colette among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Colette among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Colette among the ways she works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Colette among the ways she works.
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): Listed by Colette among the ways she works.
- Existential Therapy: Listed by Colette among the ways she works.
- Gottman Method: Listed by Colette among the ways she works.
- Hypnotherapy: Listed by Colette among the ways she works.
- Imago Relationship Therapy: Listed by Colette among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Colette among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Colette among the ways she works.
- Psychodynamic Therapy: Listed by Colette among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Colette among the ways she works.
- Somatic Therapy: Listed by Colette among the ways she works.
- Internal Family Systems: Listed by Colette among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Colette directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Colette directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
Approaches that translate well to online work
Colette uses Narrative-informed practice to help people reframe the stories they tell about relationships and themselves; this can help uncover hidden patterns and open up new ways of relating. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is used to identify valued directions and to build small actions that align with those values, which can reduce avoidance and increase meaningful contact with life. Client-Centred Therapy provides a compassionate, non-judgemental space where people can feel heard and start to make sense of difficult emotions.Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. Colette treats that as a collaboration - she will talk with each person about goals, try different methods, and adjust the plan if something does not fit. The focus is on practical steps that suit the individual's needs and preferences, not on a fixed pathway.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to make therapy flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier to fit around work, live chat is useful for quick check-ins, and text-based messaging lets people reflect in writing. These options help people access support around busy lives and differing communication needs.
Common questions about this listing
What kinds of problems does Colette specialise in?
She supports people with relationship and intimacy problems, parenting and family strain, self-esteem issues, depression, anxiety and stress, as well as trauma, eating and body image concerns.
How does she approach therapy and talking through issues?
Her work blends Narrative ideas with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and client-centred methods. Conversations focus on the stories people tell and on small changes they can try between sessions.
What is her professional background and experience?
Colette has four years of clinical experience and works in the United Kingdom supporting people with relationship and life-change difficulties.
What credentials and location are listed for her?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages and client regions are supported?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not taking clients from outside the country at this time.
In what formats can sessions take place?
Sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are sessions paid for and what is the cost?
Costs vary with location and the therapist's availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work with her?
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