Clare Lay
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About me
Hello, I'm Clare, I am a fully qualified Relationship Counsellor and Psychosexual Therapist registered with the BACP (Counselling accrediting body) and COSRT (College for sex therapists) helping individuals and couples confidentially and compassionately with any relationship or intimacy concern they may have.
This could be in crisis or longer term, usually caused by miscommunication and misunderstandings, poor conflict management, life patterns, affairs, divorces, separation, intimacy issues, effects of illness and many other impacting factors. I have also worked with same sex couples, military service families, emotional wellbeing including depression and anxiety. Specialist areas of Sex Therapy are loss of/discrepancies of desire, painful sex or erectile dysfunction (including radical prostatectomies).
I offer a free 15 minute consultation to help you to get started.
We can begin to explore what could be happening and what might need to change to achieve better outcomes for everyone to feel well and happy - call or email with any questions or to arrange your initial appointment.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Registered Member of the BACP
- CPCAB Relate Diploma in Relationship Therapy
- Qualified Sex Therapist in Psychosexual Therapy
- Accredited Member of COSRT
- MBA, B.Soc.Sci
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
Any area that affects relationships, all factors impacting relational communication can be discussed more broadly - please get in touch if you have any questions or concerns.
Therapies offered
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Fees
£70.00 - £75.00
Additional information
- £70 individuals face to face
- £75 couples face to face
- £70 online
Sessions are 50 minutes long and I am flexible with appointments, short or long term/when you need them following initial assessment, no minimum or maximum number.
Discounts are applied when four appointments are paid for in advance.
When I work
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My last appointment start time is 5pm, finishing at 6pm. Please call or email me to arrange your initial appointment.
Further information
Services are offered confidentially face to face in Shirrell Heath which is equidistant to Botley or Bishops Waltham and very close to Wickham, all in Hampshire. Shirrell Heath Methodist Church and New Place Hotel are reference points for location if you know the area.
