About Colin
Colin Frawley is a counsellor who works in a client-centred way. He aims to help people build confidence to make clearer choices about their lives. Colin has 12 years of direct experience supporting people through difficult changes.
Colin uses straightforward talking therapy. He listens first and then helps people notice patterns that get in the way. He draws on cognitive behavioural ideas to look at thoughts and behaviours, and on mindfulness to help people manage strong feelings in the moment.
Background and approach
His work covers many concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, grief and addictions. He also helps people address relationship and intimacy-related worries, self-esteem, sleep and eating problems, and challenges linked to ADHD and bipolar. LGBT concerns appear among the issues he lists.
Colin describes his practice as integrative and pluralistic. That means he chooses methods that suit each person rather than using one fixed model. He follows the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy Professional Conduct and Ethical Framework as part of his practice, and his listed credentials are BACP and NCPS.
People who come to him often want practical ways to cope and clearer steps forward. He supports work on communication, boundary-setting and managing strong emotions. For anyone looking to begin, he recommends starting with a short assessment so the therapist and client can agree goals and a plan.
What Colin works with
Everything Colin lists, in their own terms. LGBT is the reason Colin is listed here; the rest shows what else Colin works with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Body image
- Cancer
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Workplace issues
Approaches Colin lists
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How therapeutic approaches shape online work
Client-centred therapy focuses on understanding the person's experience and responding with warmth and reflection. It helps people feel heard and explore what they want to change. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours link together and uses practical exercises to shift unhelpful patterns. CBT is often helpful for anxiety, depression and stress.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the person about goals, preferences and what has helped before. Together they adjust methods over time so the sessions match changing needs and priorities.
The biography does not list which online session formats are used, so please confirm the current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people try different ways of working, for example using mindfulness exercises between sessions or practical CBT homework that is reviewed remotely.
Questions people ask about Colin
What kinds of problems does this counsellor help with?
Colin works with a wide range of concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, grief and addictions. He also lists relationship and intimacy-related issues, self-esteem, sleep and eating problems, ADHD and bipolar among his focus areas.
How would you describe his therapeutic style?
He practises client-centred counselling and uses an integrative approach. He blends methods such as cognitive behavioural techniques and mindfulness to suit each person's needs.
What is his professional background?
He has 12 years of experience working in counselling settings and reports broad experience across many areas of therapy including bereavement and addiction.
What credentials does he hold and where is he based?
He lists BACP and NCPS as his credentials and is based in the United Kingdom.
Are sessions available in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English, and he accepts international clients.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography did not specify session formats. Please confirm the current session options before booking.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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