This professional is available for new clients.
This professional is available for new clients.
About me
Welcome. I am Claire and I believe that anyone can benefit from counselling.
Counselling can help with the big emotions and their responses, such as stress, anxiety, sadness, confusion or anger. It can also help when you just feel something isn’t quite right and you can’t put your finger on what it is.
I offer a kind, caring and compassionate space to explore your thoughts and feelings and help you make sense of them. Whether we focus on the big things or the little things, there is always something to learn about yourself.
I have always been interested in people, their lives and their emotions. This curiosity has led me into a counselling career as a natural listener. There is no assumption or judgement, and I have learnt to gently ask questions and challenge strong-held beliefs in a caring and human way to help you look at things differently and find a new way forward. I aim to help you feel safe and supported whilst you explore and experience your emotions, often for the first time. My aim is to help you feel at ease with them.
I understand the theories around personal growth and healing and I use these as a basis for the work we will do together to reach your potential and find peace within yourself. If you are curious to understand yourself better and want a safe, calm, down-to-earth and honest place to talk about it, then please get in touch.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am a qualified counsellor having completed a Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling. I also am certified to deliver counselling online and via the telephone.
I have volunteered as a counsellor for adults and young people (11+). And I have also worked in a support role for young people and their families for 17 years which has involved using a lot of my counselling skills.
Member organisations
BACP is one of the UK’s leading professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy with around 60,000 members. The Association has several different categories of membership, including Student Member, Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP, Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Accred) and Senior Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Snr Acccred). Registered and accredited members are listed on the BACP Register, which shows that they have demonstrated BACP’s recommended standards for training, proficiency and ethical practice. The BACP Register was the first register of psychological therapists to be accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA). Accredited and senior accredited membership are voluntary categories for members who choose to undertake a rigorous application and assessment process to demonstrate additional standards around practice, training and supervision. Individual members will have completed an appropriate counselling or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but they won’t appear on the BACP Register until they've demonstrated that they meet the standards for registration. Student members are still in the process of completing their training. All members are bound by the BACP Ethical Framework and a Professional Conduct Procedure.
Accredited register membership
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.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Other areas of counselling I deal with
I am happy to be contacted about any worries or issues you are facing. We will then discuss if counselling with me is the right option for you.
Fees
£40.00 per session
Additional information
I can offer an initial free 20 minute phone call to discuss if sessions with me is the right option for you.
