Colette Langridge , NCPS

Colette Langridge is a counsellor who qualified in 2012 and brings an integrative, trauma-informed approach to her clinical work. She has developed specialist experience supporting people affected by sexualised trauma and abuse, offering one-to-one support for those who have experienced relational trauma, sexual violence, and childhood abuse. Her practice also addresses common co-occurring difficulties such as anxiety, depression, PTSD, Complex PTSD and other mental health challenges.

Colette works in a way that is tailored to each person, combining different therapeutic perspectives to meet individual needs. She draws on psychodynamic ideas to explore early life and family patterns, pays attention to attachment-related issues that shape relationships, and recognises somatic symptoms where memory may be held in the body by using sensorimotor-informed techniques alongside mindfulness exercises. This integrative stance allows her to offer a flexible programme of support that responds to trauma, relationship difficulties, grief, parenting concerns, and a wide range of emotional and interpersonal struggles.

Colette holds the NCPS credential, a professional counselling qualification, and aims to create a respectful, non-judgmental therapeutic relationship. She frames counselling as an opportunity to reflect on the past, build new ways of thinking, and enhance wellbeing, confidence, and self-esteem.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current patterns of relating. It explores attachment styles and helps people understand and change the ways they connect with partners, family members, and close others, which can be especially helpful for relationship difficulties and attachment wounds.

Psychodynamic Therapy looks at how past experiences, family of origin issues, and unconscious patterns influence present feelings and behaviours. This approach supports exploration of long-standing emotional themes and can help when people are dealing with grief, emptiness, or repeated relationship challenges.

Mindfulness Therapy teaches present-moment awareness and simple practices to reduce reactivity and support emotional regulation. It can complement other work by helping clients manage anxiety, stress, and somatic symptoms associated with trauma.

Choosing the right approach is part of therapy. Colette works collaboratively with clients to identify which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences, adapting the plan as the work unfolds and inviting client feedback at each step.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can take place by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging - making it easier to fit support around work, family, and geographic constraints. Many licensed professionals and therapists use these formats to provide consistent, ongoing care that is accessible from different locations and routines.