Counsellor profile
Colleen Downey, BACP
United Kingdom
Psychodynamic counsellor - Anger and relationships
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- CredentialsBACP
- RegistrationBACP, United Kingdom / 393196
- Experience6 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationUnited Kingdom
About
- Psychodynamic therapy
- Anger and control issues
- Relationship difficulties
About Colleen
Colleen Downey is a BACP-registered psychodynamic counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with six years' experience. She works with adults who face depression, stress and anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and eating-related concerns. Colleen also lists support for anger, self-esteem, parenting strains and coping with life changes.
She describes the client as the expert in their own story and focuses on what people bring to sessions. Conversations look at how past patterns influence present reactions. That can help with recurring anger, communication problems or attachment struggles.
Sessions are a place to talk through difficult feelings, identify unhelpful cycles and consider different ways of responding. Colleen uses psychodynamic ideas to notice repeating themes and emotional triggers that show up in everyday life. This approach often highlights feelings beneath anger, grief or shame.
Her practice also addresses a wide range of related concerns such as bipolar mood issues, ADHD, obsessive and compulsive behaviours, and caregiver stress. She notes particular interest in issues around control, dissociation and forgiveness.
People who choose her often want to understand why they react the way they do and to try clearer ways of communicating. To begin, readers are asked to use the site's online matching and scheduling flow so they can book an initial session and outline what they want to work on.
How sessions work
How psychodynamic work translates to online sessions
Psychodynamic therapy explores how earlier relationships and recurring patterns influence current feelings and behaviour. In plain terms this work helps people make sense of strong reactions - such as anger or repeated communication problems - by tracing where those responses come from and how they play out now.Sessions often involve talking about emotions, memories and day-to-day situations that trigger distress. This can reveal underlying attachment concerns, control issues or unresolved grief that fuel anger and frustration. The approach is suited to people who want to understand why they respond as they do and to practise different responses over time.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work with the client to decide whether psychodynamic work fits their goals, and may discuss focus areas like relationship patterns or caregiver stress. That choice is collaborative and can be reviewed as progress is made.
The original profile did not specify session formats. Please confirm which online session formats are offered before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments around busy days, support shorter check-ins when time is limited, and reduce travel time. Registered or accredited professionals and therapists often find these practical benefits helpful when arranging ongoing work.
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Experience
6+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Which concerns does she work with?
She lists support for stress, anxiety, depression, relationship problems, trauma, eating-related issues and anger among other areas.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She uses psychodynamic approaches that focus on patterns from past experience and how they show up now. Sessions involve talking through feelings and repeating themes.
How much experience does she have?
Colleen has six years of clinical experience working with adults on a range of mood, relationship and trauma-related issues.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original profile does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How does cost work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.