Garfield Collins, BACP

Garfield Collins is a BACP-registered therapist practising in the United Kingdom with eight years of professional experience. He focuses on supporting people through addictions, relationship difficulties, low self-esteem, grief and loss, and life transitions. He also works with a wide range of related concerns including trauma and abuse, family problems, intimacy-related issues, eating and food-related difficulties, anger, bipolar conditions, and process addictions such as gambling or pornography.

Garfield approaches each person as the expert of their own story and aims to build on existing strengths to navigate challenges. He emphasizes a collaborative and empowering style, helping clients take the courageous first steps toward greater wellbeing and more fulfilling relationships. He believes change is possible when a person is supported and heard, and he offers steady guidance throughout that process. Garfield’s BACP credential means he is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, which reflects professional membership in a national counselling body.

Evidence-based approaches and flexible online sessions

Garfield uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that are tailored to each person's needs. He offers skills-based work that teaches practical strategies for managing cravings, mood swings, obsessive thoughts, or overwhelming emotions - this approach is helpful for addictions, anger, OCD patterns, and bipolar-related challenges. He also provides trauma-informed, talk-based work to help process difficult experiences and grief, creating space to understand how past events shape current reactions and relationships. Finally, he draws on relational and attachment-focused methods to explore connection patterns, intimacy issues, codependency, and family dynamics, helping clients build healthier ways of relating.

Finding the right approach is part of the process, and Garfield works collaboratively with clients to identify which techniques fit their goals, preferences, and life circumstances. He will discuss options, adjust methods as therapy progresses, and support clients in choosing strategies that feel most useful.

Online therapy through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging offers practical flexibility - it can be scheduled around work, family, and daily life, and it allows people to access ongoing support from home or other convenient locations. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care and to choose the format that feels most comfortable for each person.