Claire Grana

Verified Professional task_alt Verified Professional
Verified Professional

Every professional displayed on Counselling Directory has been independently verified by our team to ensure they have suitable credentials to practise.

Dip.Couns, MNCPS (Acc.) Bsc Psychology, BACP Member.
Accepting new clients
Accepting new clients

This professional is available for new clients.

location_on Stratford-Upon-Avon CV37 & Leamington Spa CV32
Accepting new clients
Accepting new clients

This professional is available for new clients.

About me

Asking for help is maybe the best choice you will ever make. Maybe you have learned to stay strong or been taught not to cry but the bravery is in feeling your real feelings and working through it. 

How I Work

We will work together to help you to manage with any difficult life experience, at the same time as learning to understand its causes. This will help you to feel yourself again (to feel lighter) and will support long term changes. 

The therapeutic relationship that we create together is so important, as I believe it is what supports lasting changes. I understand it is daunting to find the right counsellor, with whom you can be yourself. I also believe you know what's right for you and sometimes we get lost or stuck in  daily life pressures - and we struggle to see the way forward. I can support you by offering a safe, warm, comfortable space, where you can be truly honest and open to work through your life difficulties and explore solutions.

My hope is is to really hear you. I am all about being human, genuine and empathic. It is hard to be vulnerable but the courage is recognising that you want to make some changes or that something isn't working for you at the moment. Throughout your counselling journey, I will be there to listen empathically, walk along side you and support you with any difficult emotions and feelings.

As an integrative counsellor  (using many theories such as CBT and Person Centred) I have worked within many areas of mental health; I will use a personalised approach that works for you. 

A significant amount of my work has been supporting people with anxiety, depression, bereavement, loss and low self-esteem - which impacts many of us. 

I also have a keen interest and vast experience within ADHD, lack of motivation, fertility, pregnancy and childbirth, women's issues, coping with life changes/stages, career difficulties and stress.

To see if I am the right counsellor for you I offer a free initial 20-minute telephone call to see if I can help and to answer any questions. Please feel free to contact me via e-mail or telephone. I look forward to hearing from you.  

Training, qualifications & experience

  • CPCAB Level 5 Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling
  • CPCAB Level 4 Diploma in Counselling Studies 
  • CPCAB Level 3 Certificate in Counselling Studies 
  • CPCAB Level 2 Certificate in Counselling Skills
  • Solihull Bereavement Training 

Professional Development Courses completed:

Bereavement and Loss, CBT, Inner Child Work, Safeguarding, Gestalt, Depression, Anxiety, Diversity and Suicide Awareness. 

Member organisations

school Registered / Accredited

Registered / Accredited

Being registered/accredited with a professional body means an individual must have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by their member organisation.

NCPS
National Counselling & Psychotherapy Society (NCPS)

The National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society

This Not For Profit association of counsellors and psychotherapists aim to support the counselling profession, members and training organisations.

In 2013 the NCS register was accredited by the Professional Standards Authority under the Accredited Voluntary Register Scheme. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.

Accredited register membership

National Counselling & Psychotherapy Society
Accredited Register Scheme

The Accredited Register Scheme was set up in 2013 by the Department of Health (DoH) as a way to recognise organisations that hold voluntary registers which meet certain standards. These standards are set by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).

This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.

National Counselling & Psychotherapy Society

Areas of counselling I deal with

Fees

£55.00 - £65.00
Free initial telephone or online session

Concessions offered for

  • check_circle Keyworkers
  • check_circle Trainee counsellors

When I work

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Night

Stratford-Upon-Avon, Warwickshire, CV37

Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, CV32

Type of session

In person
Online
Phone

Types of client

Young adults (18-24)
Adults (25-64)
Older Adults (65+)

Key details

DBS check info

In England and Wales, the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS, formerly known as CRB) carry out criminal records checks for individuals working with vulnerable groups, such as children. To find out more, visit gov.uk , or contact this professional directly

Online platforms

Microsoft Teams
Zoom
Skype