Counsellor profile
Colette Mattos, BACP
Counsellor for relationships and self esteem
See online counselling options- Attachment-focused work
- ACT and CBT methods
- Relationship and parenting issues
About Colette
Counsellor Colette Mattos is a BACP member with four years' experience working in the United Kingdom. She helps people concerned about relationships, parenting, self-esteem, anxiety, depression and related issues. Colette also supports people facing trauma, intimacy difficulties, eating concerns and life changes.
Colette uses an attachment-informed way of working. She looks at patterns that repeat in relationships and at how early experiences shape current feelings. Sessions are conversational and aim to identify unhelpful cycles and small changes that can make everyday interactions easier.
Her approach blends several well-known methods. She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to clarify values and build willingness to act, and on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) to spot thought and behaviour patterns that keep problems going. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) ideas are used when the focus is on improving emotional connection and intimacy.
Colette works with individual clients and with people who want to understand why relationships feel difficult. She helps those coping with guilt, shame, isolation, body image and caregiver stress alongside relationship concerns. Practical skills and reflection are both part of the work.
Sessions are conducted in English. Before booking, people are asked to check the current session formats available. To start, clients follow the site process to complete a short questionnaire and arrange a first meeting.
How Colette uses different approaches in online counselling
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice what matters to them and take small steps towards those values despite difficult thoughts or feelings. It can be useful for issues such as low mood, anxiety and uncertainty about relationships.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with practical experiments. This can help when anxiety, negative self-talk or unhelpful behaviours are getting in the way of everyday life.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) ideas are used to look at emotional patterns in close relationships and to try different ways of responding to improve connection and intimacy.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss what feels helpful and will agree a route based on the client's goals and preferences. That means trying tools and noticing what works, then adjusting the focus together.
Please confirm the exact session formats available before booking, as this profile does not list specific formats. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling around work, child care or busy days, and they also allow shorter check-ins when a quick session is more practical. Registered and accredited professionals often use remote sessions to keep therapy accessible across distances.
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Experience
4+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with most often?
She commonly supports people with relationship problems, self-esteem and mood concerns such as anxiety and depression. Other areas include trauma, intimacy issues, eating concerns and life changes.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her style is conversational and reflective, focusing on patterns in relationships and practical changes. Work combines exploration of feelings with skills to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviours.
How much experience does she have?
She has four years' experience as a counsellor working in the United Kingdom.
Which professional body is she a member of?
She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP.
Are sessions offered in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She does not accept international clients at present.
How are sessions paid for?
Fees vary by location and are paid through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin with her?
Begin by selecting the See online counselling options button, complete the short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A membership or registration can be checked on the professional body's own register.
Online counselling is not emergency care. In an emergency call 999, or see the help numbers.