Colette Marino, BACP

Colette Marino is a United Kingdom-credentialed therapist who brings 18 years of professional experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, relationship challenges, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, and parenting concerns. She works from a strengths-based perspective, helping clients recognize the resources they already have and build on them to navigate difficult moments and move toward a more fulfilling life.

Colette believes that each person is the expert on their own story and that therapy is a collaborative process in which the client’s goals shape the work together. Taking the step to seek help is often an act of courage, and Colette’s approach is warm, practical, and attuned to individual needs. She offers evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address immediate difficulties and to support longer-term change.

Colette holds BACP credentials - membership in the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - which indicates adherence to professional standards for training and practice in the UK. She offers services in English and is available to work with international clients, providing flexible options for connecting and progressing through therapy at a pace that suits each person.

Evidence-Based Approaches and Flexible Online Care

Colette uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques tailored to the issues clients bring. One common strand involves cognitive and behavioral strategies - practical exercises and thought-focused work that help manage stress and anxiety and develop coping skills for day-to-day life. These approaches are goal-oriented and useful when someone wants tools to change unhelpful thinking or behaviour patterns.

She also integrates trauma-informed and relationship-focused work, which pays attention to how past experiences can affect current relationships and emotional responses. This form of support aims to create understanding of difficult experiences and to rebuild safety and connection in family and partnership dynamics.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the work itself. Colette collaborates with each client to identify which techniques fit their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adjusts the plan as progress is made to ensure the best possible match.

Online therapy with Colette is available by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to access consistent support from a registered professional without needing to travel, and they allow therapy to fit into busy lives while maintaining continuity of care.