About me
Welcome - I’m Claudia. And yes… there are a lot of profiles here.
If you’re feeling overwhelmed, unsure who to trust, or quietly hoping to find someone who really gets you - you’re not alone.
You might be here because something feels heavy. Maybe your relationship feels stuck or disconnected. Maybe your mind won’t switch off. Maybe you’re navigating life with ADHD, anxiety, low mood, or the long shadow of past experiences. Or perhaps you’ve tried therapy before and left feeling unheard or unchanged.
Whatever brought you here, you don’t need to have it all figured out first.
I’m a qualified transpersonal psychotherapist based in Moorgate and Westcliff-on-Sea, working with individuals and couples who want more than “just coping” - who want deeper understanding, emotional relief, and real change.
My work is integrative and tailored to you. That means I draw from different therapeutic approaches and adapt our work to your nervous system, your history, and your goals - rather than forcing you into a rigid model. Therapy with me is not about ticking boxes. It’s about creating a space where you can slow down, feel safe enough to be honest, and begin reconnecting with yourself and others.
A central part of my work focuses on relationships - including the relationship you have with yourself. I regularly support clients with attachment patterns, codependency, love addiction, emotional dependency, and relationship anxiety. Many of my clients are creatives, professionals, expats, and highly sensitive or high-achieving individuals who appear “fine” on the outside but feel overwhelmed, disconnected, or stuck internally.
Couples therapy
In my couples work, I use Terry Real’s Relational Life Therapy (RLT), a powerful, practical framework that helps partners move out of blame and defensiveness and back into honesty, accountability, and emotional closeness. Whether you’re dealing with recurring conflict, trust issues, emotional distance, or communication breakdowns, we’ll work together to rebuild safety and connection.
Above all, my approach is grounded in warmth, authenticity, and genuine human connection. Therapy doesn’t have to feel clinical or cold. It can feel supportive, steady, and deeply human.
If you’re ready to invest in yourself, your relationships, and your emotional wellbeing — I’d be glad to walk alongside you.
Training, qualifications & experience
I hold PG Diplomas in Psychosynthesis (Psych) Counselling, Psychotherapeutic Counselling, Psychosynthesis Psychotherapy and an MA in Psychosynthesis Psychology (accredited by Middlesex University) from The Institute of Psychosynthesis, reflecting six years of in-depth study and self-exploration.
I am a Registered Member of the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) and abide by their Ethical Framework.
Recent CPDs include:
- When intimacy feels unsafe - Healing the Trauma Legacy by Dr Janina Fisher
- Relational Life Therapy Modules 1 and 2 by Terry Real
- Using Expressive Parts work for affect regulation by Lisa Ferentz
- Post traumatic growth: Reframing our therapeutic approach to healing by Lisa Ferentz
- Treating self destructive behaviours in trauma survivors: an effective, strength based, de-pathologizing model by Lisa Ferentz
- "And so shall starve the feeding" - disordered eating and the trama re-enactment syndrome by Lisa Ferentz
- Gender Identities and Sexual Orientations: A contemporary understanding of sexology By Silva Neves
- Suffering is optional - using Buddhist approaches to help clients in physical and emotional pain by Dr Janina Fisher
Member organisations
school 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.
The UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) is a leading professional body for the education, training and regulation of psychotherapists and psychotherapeutic counsellors. Its register is accredited by the government's Professional Standards Authority.
As part of its commitment to protect the public, it works to improve access to psychotherapy, to support and disseminate research, to improve standards and to respond effectively to complaints against its members.
UKCP standards cover the range of different psychotherapies. Registration is obtained by training or accrediting with one of its member organisations, or by holding a European Certificate in Psychotherapy. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
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
Therapies offered
Fees
£80.00 - £120.00
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
Online and in my practice in Westcliff:
**Individuals:** £80 per session of 50min
**Couples:** £100 per session of 60 min
Moorgate (Mondays -I currently have one space available at 2pm)
**Individuals:** £90 per session of 50min
**Couples:** £120 per session of 60 min
I offer a limited number of reduced-fee spaces for students or individuals with low income. Currently, all these spaces are filled.
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