Colin Agnew, BACP

Colin Agnew helps people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship difficulties, trauma, depression and a wide range of life challenges. He is a BACP counsellor with ten years' experience and offers sessions online for people in the United Kingdom and beyond. His manner is straightforward and relational, aiming to create a steady space where people can talk through what feels most urgent.

Colin works from a humanistic, relational base and draws on several approaches to match each person's needs. He values openness and curiosity, and focuses on helping people notice what matters to them and take steps that fit their life. Sessions are practical and conversational rather than full of labels or jargon.

People come to Colin for concerns such as grief, intimacy issues, parenting stress, addiction, ADHD, anger, low self-esteem and issues linked to identity including LGBT matters. He also supports work on attachment, body image, fatherhood issues, isolation and coping with major life changes. Therapy can include short-term coaching or longer therapeutic work depending on the person’s goals.

Colin uses approaches including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy and existential ideas when these suit the work. He combines these with a client-centred way of listening and responding. That mix helps him tailor the pace and focus to each person’s situation.

Sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging. International clients may be seen in English. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions via the service’s booking flow.

Therapeutic approaches and online work

Colin often uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy alongside client-centred listening. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings while choosing actions that match their values; it is useful for anxiety, stress and motivation problems. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns affect current connection and emotion, which can help with intimacy issues, attachment concerns and family-related stress. Client-Centred Therapy puts the person at the heart of the process, offering warm, non-directive listening to help people find their own solutions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work and Colin treats this as a collaborative process. He will discuss the different options, try approaches that fit the person's goals, and adapt methods over time so therapy stays relevant and practical for the individual.

Online therapy is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction when that is helpful, phone sessions work well if bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins, and messaging can support people who prefer writing or need flexible timing. These options help people access therapy from different locations and schedules while keeping focus on the work they want to do.