Colette Mattos, BACP

Colette Mattos specialises in relationship-focused counselling for individuals and couples who are navigating communication, connection and intimacy difficulties. She also supports people who are single and seeking to understand why relationships have felt difficult to form or sustain, offering a space to explore patterns that may be repeating across partners. Colette’s work is grounded in an attachment-focused perspective, helping people identify the emotional responses and relational habits rooted in earlier experience and understand how these shape current interactions.

She often works with people who are also managing anxiety, depression or low self-esteem, particularly when these concerns are tied to relationship dynamics. Colette takes a warm, collaborative and non-judgmental approach, inviting clients to talk openly, gain clarity and develop new ways of relating to themselves and others. Her practice emphasises building more secure and fulfilling connections while attending to individual wellbeing and life changes.

Colette is a BACP member - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - and provides counselling from the United Kingdom. She welcomes enquiries from people who feel she may be able to support them and offers a range of online session options to suit different needs.

Therapeutic approaches and online sessions

Colette draws on several well-established approaches to support clients working through relationship and personal challenges. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people clarify their values and practice skills for staying present with difficult thoughts and feelings while taking actions that matter to them - it can be useful for anxiety, low motivation and life transitions. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on providing a warm, empathic environment in which clients are listened to and respected, allowing insights and growth to emerge at a client’s own pace and supporting issues such as self-esteem and relational concerns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps identify and shift unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns, offering practical strategies for managing mood, stress and anxiety.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Colette works collaboratively with each person to determine which methods best fit their needs, goals and preferences. She adapts strategies over time so therapy aligns with what the client finds most helpful.

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 maintain continuity of care while balancing work, family and daily life, and they enable registered professionals to deliver consistent therapeutic support across sessions.