Collette Loftus
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This professional is available for new clients.
About me
If you are seeking therapy with someone who 'gets' you, please contact me as I have availability for busy people who are motivated and driven to investigate who they have been and who they might become. Using a combination of psychotherapeutic methods and deep listening, this now blends with my innate sense of compassion, warmth, pro-activity and desire, to support you to reach your full humanity and work on recovering from past and present wounds that are causing you to get 'stuck'.
The seeds of our current distress, anxiety or depression are often partially sown by our initial families and environments, including unhelpful, and often sabotaging ways of thinking and behaving that have been passed down by the generations. But we also live in a complex and unpredictable society that bombards us with images of the perfect house, relationship, career and life we 'should' have, rather than the one that feeds our souls. Therefore, my recent Masters Degree in Psychotherapy (complete Jan 24), Postgraduate Diploma in ‘Contemporary Identities’ from Bristol University, 1st class (Hons) degree in ‘Social Science’ and DipHE in 'Social Work' also inform my therapy approach because we cannot help but be affected, influenced and altered by our environments.
If you need to 'pause' for a while, and examine who you seem to have become in 2025, please contact me.
My services
I integrate my personal value-base with coaching, counselling and psychotherapy techniques; not using each method in isolation from the other, but combining them with your life experiences, what you wish to explore in therapy and the potential for change and healing that lies within you. Safety, trust and genuine regard are paramount for a successful client/therapist relationship; therefore, we can actively work together in a warm, non-judgemental but gently challenging way, to enlighten you, opening up perceptions to seek a richer outlook, and to deepen a comprehension of your past experiences and future life options that you are not yet fully aware of.
I work exclusively with adults and I also have a particular interest in midlife transitions/crisis, past/present social class challenges, ADHD experience, personal potential and development, career evaluation, experiences from Irish ancestry and older adult enquiry. Additionally, enquiries from military personnel (current and former) and their family members are also particularly welcome.
You can explore behaviours, feelings, and thoughts, to perhaps reach hidden or under-developed aspects of your personality that could enrich your next path. Even in mid-to-later life, you can still explore and reach for change or opportunities. So...if you are ready, or might be thinking about starting ‘The Work’ on yourself, please contact me for an initial free 30-40 minute discussion to explore if we are a 'fit' for each other (Please note I only commence therapy on a weekly basis).
My location - On the waterfront nearby The Hoe and The Barbican, Plymouth.
Recent feedback - "Highly recommended. After working through some painful experiences, I now feel less haunted by them and have a sense of control over my life that I did not have before. I feel more in charge of me!" MB
"I would recommend you to anyone who is serious about figuring out who they are, who they have been, and who they might become in the future" EC
"I now feel as though I am able to cope with the challenges of life. I am now more fulfilled and at ease with myself. Once again thank you" BR
"I have spent the last year in what you always call 'the work' and feel like a new woman! I feel better about myself but also no longer blame myself for some of the things I have experienced in my life" JT
Training, qualifications & experience
- Masters Degree in Psychotherapy (Distinction, Bath Spa)
- Postgraduate Diploma in 'Contemporary Identities' (Bristol)
- Advanced Specialist Diploma in Psychotherapy (Distinction)
- Advanced Diploma in Counselling
- Bsc 1st Class (Hons) Social Science
- Chartered Management Institute Certificate in Coaching and Mentoring
- DipHE Social Work
Member organisations
BACP is one of the UK’s leading professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy with around 60,000 members. The Association has several different categories of membership, including Student Member, Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP, Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Accred) and Senior Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Snr Acccred). Registered and accredited members are listed on the BACP Register, which shows that they have demonstrated BACP’s recommended standards for training, proficiency and ethical practice. The BACP Register was the first register of psychological therapists to be accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA). Accredited and senior accredited membership are voluntary categories for members who choose to undertake a rigorous application and assessment process to demonstrate additional standards around practice, training and supervision. Individual members will have completed an appropriate counselling or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but they won’t appear on the BACP Register until they've demonstrated that they meet the standards for registration. Student members are still in the process of completing their training. All members are bound by the BACP Ethical Framework and a Professional Conduct Procedure.
Accredited register membership
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Other areas of counselling I deal with
Midlife transition/crisis
Military families
Aspergers/Autism/ADHD/Dyslexia challenges
Issues related to social class
Issues related to disability
Issues related to being of Irish heritage
University students
Therapies offered
Fees
£60.00 per session
Additional information
Weekdays £60 per 55-60 minute session
1.5 hour therapy/guided meditation or relaxation - £80
Saturdays for adhoc and crisis sessions
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Please note I am available 1-2 Saturdays per month but not on a weekly basis
Further information
Zoom therapy available at flexible times
Insurance companies agreed on an individual basis
