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Colette Hutchison, BACP

Credentials: BACP
Experience: 4 years
Practising in: United Kingdom
Languages: English
Sessions: Online only
Client ages: Adults, 18 and over

Works with Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuse Grief Self esteem

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Colette Hutchison offers support for stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem, parenting strains and career concerns. She also helps with depression, coping with life changes and compassion fatigue. Colette is named up front to make the connection clear for someone scanning profiles on a phone.

Colette works in a warm, person-centred way that aims to make people feel heard and respected. She listens without judgement and helps clients notice their own strengths.

Background and approach

Sessions focus on what matters to the individual and on small steps that lead to change. She uses client-centred therapy alongside solution-focused techniques. That means she combines patient listening with practical goal-setting.

People can use sessions to talk through painful experiences, clarify priorities or build new coping skills. Colette holds an MSc in Counselling and Psychotherapy and a BSc in Psychology and Counselling from the University of Strathclyde. She also has COSCA certification in listening skills and a suicide intervention skills certificate from Public Health Scotland.

Her background includes work as a student counsellor at the University of Glasgow and online crisis counselling in Scotland. Sessions are scheduled during weekday hours, so appointments fall within her stated working times. Colette works with adults on topics such as blended family issues, caregiver stress, commitment and separation, postpartum depression, sexual assault and women’s issues.

She offers an approachable, steady presence while people talk through difficult moments and plan next steps.

How client-centred and solution-focused work fits online

Client-Centred Therapy places the relationship and listening at the heart of the work. The therapist offers a non-judgemental space and reflects what the person says so they can better understand their feelings and choices. This approach can help with grief, low self-esteem and processing difficult experiences.

Solution-Focused Therapy emphasises clear, achievable goals. Sessions look for small changes that make life easier and build momentum. This method suits people wanting practical steps for stress, career questions, parenting strains or relationship problems.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work together with each person to decide which methods fit their needs and preferences. Conversations in early sessions help shape the plan so it feels useful and realistic.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls let people talk face to face when a deeper conversation is needed. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a short break. Live chat and text-based messaging allow ongoing check-ins or written reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, childcare or daily routines while working with registered or accredited professionals.

What concerns does Colette help with?

She supports people with stress, anxiety, relationship matters, trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem and parenting strains among other issues.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her style is person-centred and collaborative, focusing on listening without judgement and helping clients set small, practical goals.

What experience does she bring to therapy?

Colette has four years of professional experience including roles as a student counsellor and providing online crisis counselling in Scotland.

What credentials and where is she based?

She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and practises in the United Kingdom.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the UK work with her?

International clients are not currently accepted; she works with people within the United Kingdom.

What session formats are available?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.

How do subscriptions and scheduling work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time; to start you complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to the therapist's stated times.

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

Most often

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Trauma and abuse

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Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 4 years
Registered with: BACP
Languages: English

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Colette Hutchison, BACP

Background and approach

How client-centred and solution-focused work fits online

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

Others working with stress, anxiety