- Person-centred approach
- Attachment work
- CBT and mindfulness
About Claire
Claire Phillips is a BACP counsellor with ten years' professional practice in the United Kingdom. She works with adults on issues such as stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma, low self-esteem and depression. Claire also lists support for relationship and family concerns, grief, intimacy issues, eating and sleeping problems, ADHD and other life changes.
Claire uses a person-centred way of working that focuses on what each person brings to the room. She pays attention to how past attachments and relationships shape current patterns. Sessions often involve talking through difficult memories, noticing unhelpful thoughts and trying small changes that feel manageable.
Her background includes time living and working in South East Asia and many years living in South East London. Over the last decade she has worked in NHS surgeries, prisons and drop-in centres, and with people in care settings and young adults. That range of settings has exposed her to a wide variety of complex needs, including self-harm, suicidal thinking and substance use.
Claire describes a practical focus on understanding trauma and its effects on thinking, behaviour and the body. She uses elements of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and mindfulness alongside attachment-based ideas to help people recognise patterns and try new responses. Motivational interviewing techniques are used where change feels difficult.
She offers culturally aware care and works in English. Sessions are organised through an online matching and booking process. Prospective clients choose a plan, complete a short questionnaire and then schedule their first appointment.
How Claire's approaches translate to online work
Claire combines person-centred ideas with attachment-focused thinking and elements of cognitive behavioural work. Person-centred practice means listening to what matters to the client and shaping sessions around their concerns. Attachment-based ideas look at how early relationship patterns affect current reactions and relationships. Cognitive behavioural techniques involve noticing unhelpful thoughts and trying practical experiments to change small behaviours.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Claire will work collaboratively to decide which methods suit the client's goals and preferences. This is reviewed as therapy progresses so the approach can shift if something is not helping.
The biography does not specify session formats, so confirm the exact online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into busy days and reduce travel time. They also allow shorter check-ins or phone-based conversations when that better fits a person's routine. Many people find it simpler to continue regular work on thoughts and behaviours between meetings when sessions are arranged around their daily life.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
10+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
Claire works with issues such as stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma, low self-esteem and depression. She also lists relationship, family, grief, eating and sleeping concerns and ADHD.
How would she describe her therapy style?
She uses a person-centred approach that listens to what matters to the client. She also draws on attachment ideas, cognitive behavioural techniques, mindfulness and motivational interviewing when useful.
What experience does she bring?
Claire has ten years' counselling experience and has worked in NHS surgeries, prisons, drop-in centres and care settings. She has worked with complex presentations including self-harm and substance issues.
What professional credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practices in the United Kingdom.
Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?
Sessions can be arranged for international clients. Sessions are carried out in English.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm the current session formats before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats. Check the booking options to see which formats are offered.
How are sessions paid for?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time. Exact pricing is shown during sign-up.
How do I start a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session through the booking system.
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