About Colette

Colette SanFelice is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in New Jersey with 23 years of clinical experience. She helps people cope with stress and anxiety, work through relationship and communication problems, and build self-esteem and confidence. She also supports those managing life changes, motivation and focus concerns, including issues related to ADHD.

Colette speaks plainly and listens closely. Sessions focus on practical steps people can use between meetings. She adapts conversation and plans to match each person's needs, pace, and goals.

Background and approach

The aim is to make therapy useful and understandable from week to week. Her practice emphasizes respectful, sensitive care. Colette pays attention to attachment, body image, control issues, and feelings such as guilt, shame, or isolation.

She also addresses mood concerns and the effects of past trauma when they come up in therapy. Over two decades of work have given her experience with a broad range of challenges that affect daily life. She helps people sort priorities, practice new ways of communicating, and break down large problems into small, manageable steps.

The approach is steady, practical, and focused on what people want to change. Colette offers therapy in English and works with people in New Jersey. She encourages anyone ready to try therapy to take the first step and reach out to explore what a clearer, calmer next step could look like.

Approaches that guide online sessions

Colette draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on concrete skills and clearer thinking. One common approach helps people identify unhelpful thinking patterns and replace them with more realistic, helpful thoughts; this is useful for anxiety, stress, and low mood. Another approach concentrates on building routines, improving concentration, and organizing daily tasks to support motivation and focus, which can help people managing attention challenges.

Choosing the right approach is a shared process. Colette works with each person to understand their goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress is made.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs. Video is good for hands-on coaching and face-to-face conversation. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging let people send updates, ask quick questions, or keep momentum between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy days and to access consistent support regardless of location.

Questions people ask

What concerns does Colette help with?
She supports people managing stress, anxiety, relationship and communication problems, self-esteem, coping with life changes, focus and ADHD-related struggles, and related mood or trauma issues.
What is her general therapy style?
Colette uses a straightforward, practical style that emphasizes listening and clear steps. She adapts her approach to each person's pace and goals.
How much experience does she have?
She has 23 years of professional work experience helping people with a range of everyday and longer-term concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, practicing in New Jersey.
What languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
Which session formats are offered?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a session based on the therapist's availability.

What this therapist works with

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Experience
23 years
Licensed
New Jersey
Languages
English

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