Colin Frawley
Empathic client-centred counsellor for practical change
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About Colin
Colin Frawley offers client-centred counselling that focuses on helping people make clearer choices about their lives. He uses straightforward, person-focused conversations to help people feel understood and to build practical steps forward. Colin holds BACP and NCPS credentials and has been practising for 12 years in the United Kingdom.
He draws on approaches such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and mindfulness alongside Jungian and existential ideas when these fit a person's needs.
Background and approach
Sessions aim to uncover useful patterns of thought and feeling, and then try out different ways of responding. Colin frames therapy as a collaborative process where the person's goals guide each step. Colin works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, grief and low self-esteem.
He also supports people with issues around intimacy, relationships, sleep and eating, and helps those coping with major life changes or compassion fatigue. Additional areas of focus include ADHD, attachment and issues linked to ageing and illness. In practice, Colin prefers to adapt methods to each person's situation rather than following a single model.
He uses motivational interviewing and mindfulness to strengthen motivation and present-moment awareness. Jungian ideas and existential questioning can be introduced where exploring meaning or deeper personal themes is useful. Sessions are described plainly and aim to be practical.
People can expect calm, direct conversation, reflective listening and exercises they can try between sessions. To begin, a short matching questionnaire is completed and scheduling follows the therapist's availability.
At a glance
- Years practising
- 12
- Registered with
- BACP, NCPS
- Registration number
- 161333, NCS22-04695
- Languages
- English
- Approaches include
- Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Existential Therapy
- How sessions happen
- Online, by video, phone or messages
Details are as listed on Colin's public professional profile. You can check any number with the professional body.
What Colin works with
Everything Colin lists, in their own terms.
- 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 Colin works online
Choosing the right approach is part of the process. The therapist works collaboratively to decide what methods fit a person's goals and preferences. That might mean starting with straightforward CBT techniques, adding mindfulness exercises, or bringing in existential or Jungian ideas if exploring meaning becomes important.
Confirm which session formats are currently offered before booking, as the biography does not list them. Online work can help fit therapy into a busy life because it reduces travel and makes it easier to schedule around work or family commitments. It also lets people use shorter check-ins when needed or choose options that suit energy and bandwidth levels. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt exercises and homework for remote sessions so progress continues between meetings.
Questions and answers
What kinds of problems does this counsellor help with?
He helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions and grief, along with self-esteem, intimacy issues and relationship difficulties.
How would you describe the therapeutic style in sessions?
Sessions are client-centred and collaborative, with practical steps and reflective listening. Techniques from CBT and mindfulness may be used where helpful.
What background does the counsellor have?
He has 12 years of practice experience and describes an integrative, pluralistic approach that draws on multiple therapy styles.
Where is the counsellor based and what credentials are held?
He works in the United Kingdom and holds BACP and NCPS credentials as supplied.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography did not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are costs and payment handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
What steps should I take to begin therapy?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.
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