Christina Collingwood , BACP

Christina Collingwood is a counsellor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression and major life changes. She works with concerns such as panic, obsessive thoughts, self-harm, and issues that often affect women. Christina aims to make the first step into therapy feel manageable and respectful.

Her style is warm and straightforward. She listens first and adapts sessions to what each person needs. Sessions focus on what feels most urgent, then build toward longer term coping and self-understanding.

Christina draws on client-centred therapy to keep the person’s experience at the centre of the work. That means she follows the pace you set and emphasises listening, empathy and collaboration. She also uses trauma-focused therapy when past traumatic events are a key part of the problem.

In practice she helps people develop practical ways to cope day to day. Sessions might include talking through difficult memories, building routines to manage anxiety, or practising ways to reduce shame and increase self-compassion. She also supports people dealing with workplace stress and family problems.

Christina holds registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. She has four years of professional experience in the United Kingdom and offers sessions in English. If someone is unsure where to begin, she encourages a short initial step and will work with them to find a suitable way forward.

How Christina's approaches translate to online therapy

Client-centred therapy emphasises the person’s perspective and aims to create a collaborative space where the client feels heard. Online sessions using this approach focus on building rapport, checking what helps you in each moment, and adjusting pace and goals to fit your needs.

Trauma-focused therapy works by gently addressing painful memories and patterns that follow traumatic events. In an online setting this can mean structured conversations, stabilisation techniques and gradual work on memories and reactions while pacing is set by the client.

Choosing the best approach is part of the work. Christina will talk with you about your goals and preferences and together you will decide which methods to try first. If one way does not fit, you can change the focus or try different techniques as you go.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video calls are useful for a near face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can suit someone who prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging allow shorter check-ins and flexible communication outside set session times. These options make therapy more adaptable to work schedules, childcare and everyday life.