About Us
YRCS is led by Colette Safhill, working alongside Dr Ariyana Reddy as Associate Clinical Lead. Between us we bring over twenty-five years of combined clinical experience across psychotherapy, clinical psychology, trauma, relational & psychosexual work and work with families, children and young people.
About Colette
Colette is a BACP Accredited and NCPS Professional Registrant Psychotherapist with over 20 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), Gottman Method (Level 2), Internal Family Systems (Level 1) and psychosexual therapy through COSRT (Level 5). She is also a Mental Health First Aid Train-the-Trainer holds Level 3 Safeguarding and holds certification and particular expertise in adoption work.
About Ariyana
Dr Ariyana Reddy is a Clinical Psychologist (DClinPsych) and YRCS's Associate Clinical Lead. She has experience working with the NHS and private mental health services, supporting adults, couples, children & young people and families with a wide range of emotional and psychological difficulties.
Her approach is integrative, compassionate, and collaborative — shaped around the person rather than around a single therapeutic model.
Alongside her clinical work, Ariyana provides clinical supervision and consultancy, and is involved in the ongoing development of the service.
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 (COSRT Level 5)
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Adoption and attachment
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Internal Family Systems (IFS)
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Anxiety, depression and stress
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Grief and loss
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Self-harm and crisis support
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Addiction
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Abuse and domestic violence
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CBT, CBTe & DBT
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Creative Therapy
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Sleep difficulties
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Emotional regulation
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Body image and weight-related concerns
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Adjustment to physical health conditions
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Post-diagnostic therapeutic support
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Child and adolescent support
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Parenting stress and family change
Training, Speaking & Corporate
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Mental Health First Aid — Trainer of Trainers
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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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Teaching & Assessing Mental Health Qualifications
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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 one of us would be helpful.
Sessions with Colette are charged at £80 and sessions with Ariyana at £120.
Specialist work — including EMDR intensives, couples intensives, and bespoke programmes are priced separately, with full details 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 - We are 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 Members 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.