About Claire
Claire Phillips is a counsellor with ten years' professional experience and registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). She offers a calm, non-judgemental space where people can talk through difficult thoughts and feelings. Claire aims to help clients find clearer ways of understanding themselves and their relationships.
Claire uses a person-centred way of working that keeps the client's experience at the centre of each session. She draws on attachment-based ideas and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to help people notice patterns in their thinking and relating.
Background and approach
Mindfulness tools and motivational interviewing are used where helpful to support change. Her background includes work in NHS surgeries, prisons, drop-in centres and care homes. Claire has experience supporting people with trauma, self-harm, suicidal thoughts, and drug or alcohol issues.
She has also worked with children and young adults in care settings and brings that practical experience into her practice. Claire has lived and worked in South East Asia and South East London, and she describes her approach as culturally sensitive.
She helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, bereavement, relationship and intimacy-related concerns, and issues linked to identity including LGBT matters. In sessions Claire focuses on practical steps alongside emotional exploration. She helps people build on their existing strengths and develop new coping strategies.
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients; prospective clients should confirm current session options before booking.
What Claire works with
Everything Claire lists, in their own terms. LGBT is the reason Claire is listed here; the rest shows what else Claire works with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Claire lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How Claire's approaches translate to online therapy
Claire uses a person-centred approach alongside attachment-based ideas and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). Person-centred work focuses on listening and creating a supportive space so people can speak openly about their concerns. Attachment-based ideas look at how early relationships affect current patterns and help people understand how they relate to others. CBT helps identify unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns and offers practical steps to try different responses.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Claire will talk with each person about their situation, goals and preferences and then agree a plan together. That collaborative discussion can include trying different techniques and adapting them to what feels most useful for the individual.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy around daily life and reduce travel time. They can also allow shorter check-ins during a busy day or let someone choose not to use video if that helps them focus. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt exercises, mindfulness practices and CBT tasks so they work over distance, helping people build new skills and cope with challenges.
Questions people ask about Claire
What concerns does Claire commonly help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions and trauma. She also works with relationship, intimacy and identity concerns including LGBT matters.
What is Claire's style in therapy?
Claire works in a person-centred way, offering a calm, non-judgemental space. She combines listening with practical strategies to help people notice patterns and try new responses.
What experience does she bring to sessions?
She has ten years' professional experience and has worked across NHS settings, prisons, drop-in centres and care homes. That background includes work with trauma, self-harm and substance issues.
What credential does Claire hold and where is she based?
Claire is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and is based in the United Kingdom.
Can I work with Claire if I live outside the UK?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients. Confirm session options and scheduling before booking.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats, so please confirm the current options with the service before booking.
How are costs and payments handled?
Session cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with Claire?
Choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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