Colette Marino
Support for stress, relationships and parenting
About Colette
Colette Marino helps people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, family conflict, trauma and abuse, and parenting challenges. She works with adults to make sense of difficult moments and to find practical ways forward. Colette presents as steady and encouraging, and she frames the work around each person's strengths and priorities.
Colette has 18 years of professional experience in the United Kingdom and is registered with BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.
Background and approach
She treats the person, not just the problem, and focuses on clear, manageable steps clients can use between sessions. Her approach begins by listening to each person’s story and identifying what is already working. From there she helps set realistic goals and tests small changes to see what helps most.
Sessions use plain language and straightforward tools rather than jargon. Parents or carers who are feeling overwhelmed can expect help with routines, boundaries and communicating under stress. Those affected by past trauma can work at a pace that feels tolerable and contained.
Relationship concerns are examined with attention to communication patterns and practical next steps. Colette invites people to treat therapy as a collaboration. She honours each person’s expertise about their life and uses that knowledge to shape the work.
Taking the first step can feel hard, and she aims to make the process easier and more hopeful.
What Colette works with
Sessions & fees
How evidence-based approaches work online
Colette uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people manage distress and clarify next steps. One approach focuses on building practical coping skills to reduce anxiety and stress. This involves identifying unhelpful patterns and practising small, repeatable strategies that make day-to-day life easier.Another common emphasis is on improving relationship communication. Sessions look at how people talk and listen to each other, and then test different ways of interacting to reduce conflict and increase understanding. These methods suit people aiming for clearer boundaries and healthier conversations.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Colette will explore a person's goals and preferences and together they will decide which techniques to try. This is a collaborative process that can change as progress is made.
If you are considering online therapy with Colette, please confirm the available session formats before booking since the biography does not list them. Online sessions can help fit therapy into a busy life by removing travel time, making it easier to attend during lunch breaks or between appointments, and by allowing shorter check-ins when that is helpful. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt tools and exercises so the work remains practical and focused even when it is done remotely.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
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| Client ages | Adults, 18 and over |
| Fees | Subscription via BetterHelp, cancel anytime |
| Insurance | Not billed directly |
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Areas of focus
What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Parenting issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Experience
- 18 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
