Counsellor profile
Colette Langridge, NCPS
Based in United Kingdom · 12 years of experience
Counsellor for trauma, relationships and stress
Continue with ColetteAt a glance
- Registration
- NCPS, United Kingdom (NCS22-03417)
- Qualifications
- NCPS
- Experience
- 12 years
- Languages
- English
- Based in
- United Kingdom
Details come from information Colette supplied to BetterHelp.
- Attachment-based work
- Client-centred approach
- CBT and mindfulness
About Colette
NCPS. 12 years' experience. Colette Langridge works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family difficulties, trauma and abuse, depression, grief, intimacy issues, parenting concerns, anger, self-esteem, career questions, and coping with life changes. She also focuses on compassion fatigue and ADHD, and on related areas such as abandonment, attachment issues, blended family problems, caregiver stress, chronic illness and disability, and separation.
Colette uses an integrative counselling approach. She says counselling is a place to talk through confusing or painful experiences with someone who listens. In practice this means using client-centred work that pays attention to what the person brings, alongside cognitive behavioural ideas to address thinking and behaviour. She also draws on attachment-based and psychodynamic perspectives to look at early relationships and family of origin issues.
Her trauma-informed practice includes substantial work with sexualised trauma and abuse. That experience has involved one-to-one support for people who have lived through relational trauma, sexual violence and childhood abuse, and who are managing anxiety, depression, PTSD or complex PTSD symptoms.
Colette may include somatic or sensorimotor techniques when memories are experienced through the body, and she uses mindfulness exercises to help with grounding and stress regulation. Sessions aim to build clearer communication, evaluate relationship patterns, and develop practical coping skills for everyday life.
She asks people to choose counselling when they want a steady space to reflect and to change repetitive patterns. Initial steps involve a short questionnaire and scheduling a first session so the counsellor and client can agree goals and next steps.
How attachment, CBT and client‑centred work translate to online counselling
Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape expectations and patterns in current relationships. Online sessions using this approach can help identify attachment responses and practise different ways of relating to others. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings and actions. In sessions the counsellor and client test unhelpful thoughts and try out new behaviours to reduce anxiety, low mood or unhelpful habits. Client-centred counselling prioritises the person’s experience and pace. The counsellor listens closely and follows what the client brings, aiming to clarify concerns and set goals together. Finding the right combination of approaches is part of the work. The counsellor will discuss needs, goals and preferences with the client and decide together which methods to use and when to adapt them. Practical benefits of online counselling can include easier scheduling around work or family, not needing to travel for a session, and being able to choose quieter surroundings that suit the individual. The biography does not list session formats, so confirm the available options before booking. Registered or accredited professionals offer online sessions in many formats, and the focus is on making counselling fit into everyday life and commitments rather than on changing what the therapy itself offers.Areas of expertise
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
12+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What difficulties does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family difficulties, trauma and abuse, depression, grief, intimacy and parenting concerns, anger, self-esteem, career issues and coping with life changes.
What is her counselling style?
Her style is integrative, combining client-centred listening with cognitive behavioural techniques and attachment or psychodynamic perspectives when useful.
How much experience does she have?
She has 12 years' experience and has over six years of specific work with sexualised trauma and abuse.
What credentials and region are listed?
She is listed as NCPS and practices from the United Kingdom.
Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?
International clients are accepted and sessions can be arranged for people outside the United Kingdom.
Which session formats does she provide?
The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm the current options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin with her?
Use the See online counselling options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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