About Colette
Colette Hutchison helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, grief and low self-esteem. She also supports concerns such as parenting strain, career uncertainty, postpartum depression and compassion fatigue. Colette uses a warm, person-centred approach to make it easier to talk about painful or confusing experiences.
She works in a way that aims to make clients feel heard and accepted. Sessions focus on what matters to the individual and on discovering practical steps they feel able to try.
How Colette works
Colette draws on solution-focused ideas when clients want short-term goals and clearer next steps. Colette has a Master of Science in Counselling and Psychotherapy and a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and Counselling from the University of Strathclyde. She also holds COSCA listening skills certification and suicide intervention training from Public Health Scotland.
Her listed credential is BACP, which indicates registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. Her previous roles include student counselling at the University of Glasgow and online work with a crisis counselling charity in Scotland. During the Covid-19 pandemic she provided listening support for staff and family members at Glasgow Royal Infirmary.
Sessions are offered in English and are delivered online through video calls, phone, live chat or text messaging. The practical focus in sessions makes it simple to identify small experiments clients can try between meetings.
Colette lists 2 ways of working on the entry:
What Colette works with
The areas below are the ones Colette selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Life purpose
- Parenting issues
- Postpartum depression
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Women's issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 4 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
Person-centred and solution-focused online therapy
Colette works primarily with person-centred or client-centred therapy, which is built around a respectful, non-judgemental relationship. The focus is on listening, understanding the person's experience and helping them find their own pace and direction. This approach is helpful for people who need support processing feelings, rebuilding self-worth or talking through difficult life events.She also uses Solution-Focused Therapy to identify small, practical steps and achievable goals. That method concentrates on what helps in the here and now and on actions a client can try between sessions. It can be useful for those wanting clearer next steps around career choices, relationship decisions or specific problems like parenting challenges.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss options and adapt methods to fit the client's needs, goals and preferences. That collaborative discussion helps decide whether to emphasise listening, goal-setting or a mix of both.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to make counselling more flexible. Video suits deeper conversations, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat and text work well for shorter check-ins or those who prefer typing. These formats help people fit therapy around work, family and daily life.
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