About Us
Colette brings over 25 years of clinical experience across Psychotherapy with individuals, couples, families and children and young people.
YRCS is owned and led by Colette Safhill.
About Colette
Colette is a BACP Accredited and NCPS Accredited Professional Registrant Psychotherapist with over 25 years clinical experience. She is also a trainer, researcher, and speaker.
Colette's interest lies in research-backed, actionable change. She works both independently and in collaboration with other healthcare partners and wellness practitioners to provide the best outcome for her clients.
Her specialist training includes EMDR (Level 4), Psychosexual Therapy, the Gottman Method (Level 2) and Imago, and she is Internal Family Systems (IFS) trained. She holds Level 3 Safeguarding and an Enhanced DBS, and is specialist trained in working with Children and Young People (including with EMDR), Adoption, Rainbow Baby, Infertility and Infant Loss.
What we do
Clinical Specialisms
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Trauma Informed and EMDR
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Relationships and Couples Therapy (Gottman Level 2 & Imago)
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Psychosexual Therapy
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Adoption and Attachment
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Internal Family Systems (IFS Trained)
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Anxiety, Depression and Stress
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Grief and Loss
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Self Harm
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Addiction
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Abuse and Domestic Violence
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CBT, CBTe, DBT & ACT
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Creative Therapy
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Sleep Difficulties
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Adult ADHD Support
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Emotional Regulation
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Body Image and Weight Related Concerns
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Child and Adolescent Support
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Parenting Stress and Family Change
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Rainbow Baby, Infant Loss & Infertility
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Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT)
Training, Speaking & Corporate
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Enhanced DBS Checked
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Safeguarding Adults and Children (Level 3)
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CPD for Practitioners
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Corporate Wellbeing Events and Workshops
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Public Speaking
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Bespoke Organisational Training
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Retreats
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Workplace Issues
How we work
We work in an integrative way, drawing on whichever approaches best serve you rather than fitting people into a single model. We draw on relational, somatic, cognitive, systemic and creative approaches. What stays constant is our belief that the therapeutic relationship is the single most important ingredient in therapeutic change. The approaches we use matter — but the relationship holds everything.
We work with individuals, couples, and groups. We offer standard sessions, EMDR intensives, and a structured year-long programme for people who want therapy with a clear beginning, middle and end.
The practice is based in Thirsk, North Yorkshire and we also see clients online via Zoom.
We offer a free initial conversation of around 15 minutes — a no-obligation chance to meet and decide together whether working with Colette would be helpful.
Specialist work — including EMDR intensives, couples intensives, and bespoke programmes are priced separately, with full details of all consultations on our Services page.
Sessions are paid online in advance. If you are unwaged or struggling financially, please contact us.
We understand life happens. If you need to cancel, please let us know as soon as you can. Cancellations of less than 24 hours are chargeable.
Insurance - Colette is individually insured for your protection.
Additionally, Therapy Labs International Ltd is insured with Holistic Insurance and you can find out more about them here.
Leading Health Insurers - If you are a member of Allianz, Aviva, AXA, Bupa, Vitality or WPA Colette is an approved provider and you may be entitled to sessions funded through your policy.
Data - YRCS is registered as a data controller with the ICO (Information Commissioner’s Office) and you can learn more about them here.
Our registration number is ZB295437.
Registration - Colette, as a Registered and Accredited Member of BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy) follows their ethical framework. She is also an Accredited Professional Registrant Member of the NCPS (National Counselling & Psychotherapy Society). You can find out more about the BACP here and the NCPS here.
Privacy Policy - We take your Privacy very seriously and follow a set of strict guidelines on managing, storing, safeguarding and archiving your Data. You can access our full Privacy policy along with all our Policies and Statements here.