Collette Duffin , NCPS

Collette Duffin is a United Kingdom based therapist with six years of professional experience supporting people through life transitions, emotional struggles, and relationship challenges. She holds the NCPS credential, a professional qualification that reflects formal training and commitment to ongoing development. Collette works with a broad range of concerns including stress and anxiety, relationship and family difficulties, intimacy issues, self-esteem struggles, trauma and abuse, grief, anger, depression, and coaching for coping with life changes.

Her additional focus areas include abandonment, adoption and foster care matters, blended family issues, caregiver stress, codependency, communication and control difficulties, divorce and separation, domestic violence, family of origin problems, and related family dynamics. Collette draws on a blend of evidence-informed methods - including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Emotionally-Focused Therapy - to tailor care to each person’s needs and goals. She offers a warm, welcoming space for people to explore their experiences, learn practical skills, and receive psychoeducation aimed at supporting positive change.

Collette approaches therapy with a results-oriented mindset while remaining attuned to individual pace and preference. She is accepting new clients and invites prospective clients to reach out to begin a collaborative path toward greater wellbeing.

Online therapeutic approaches and how they help

Collette uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help clients clarify personal values, make space for difficult thoughts and feelings, and take meaningful action in line with what matters to them - an approach often helpful for anxiety, life changes, and low mood. She also integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), which focuses on identifying and gently challenging unhelpful thought patterns and building practical coping skills to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning. Client-Centered Therapy informs her work as well, creating a supportive, nonjudgmental environment that emphasizes empathy and collaboration while clients explore their own goals and solutions.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the process. Collette works collaboratively with each person to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, adapting techniques over time so the work remains relevant and effective. Licensed professionals and therapists often combine approaches in this way to tailor care to the individual.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can take place by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different schedules and comfort levels. This variety makes it easier to maintain continuity of care during busy periods, reduce travel time, and access timely support from a therapist in the United Kingdom who can work with clients in multiple formats.