- Attachment based therapy
- Client centred approach
- Mindfulness techniques
About Claire
Claire Laforges is a BACP counsellor working in the United Kingdom with seven years of professional experience. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, anger, grief, and issues linked to sexual function and LGBTQIA+ experiences. Claire also supports clients facing parenting, sleep, eating and career challenges, and those dealing with chronic illness or bereavement.
She offers a straightforward, client-centred style that focuses on listening and practical tools. Claire draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shape current patterns. She uses mindfulness to help with racing thoughts and overwhelming emotion. The Gottman and Imago approaches inform her work with intimacy and relationship difficulties.
Her background includes outreach community work, phone sessions and online contact. Claire has worked with both children and adults in different settings and describes experience across a broad range of life issues, including adoption and foster care, caregiving stress, and body image concerns. She has completed foundation-level BICA infertility training and works as a clinical supervisor in the UK.
In sessions she aims to help people understand the causes of their stress and anger, and to develop coping strategies they can use day to day. She responds to messages on weekdays and notes availability is updated twice weekly. Prospective clients are invited to book a session and to complete the short matching questionnaire before their first appointment.
Claire uses commonly taught therapeutic tools and practical discussions rather than medical labels. She encourages honest conversation about difficult feelings and works collaboratively to identify manageable steps forward.
How her approaches are used in online sessions
Claire commonly draws on attachment-based work to look at how early relationship patterns affect current reactions and closeness. This approach helps people notice repeating dynamics in friendships and partnerships and consider different ways of relating.She also uses client-centred therapy, which focuses on listening, reflection and the client’s own goals. That approach is useful when someone wants to talk through feelings and find their own solutions. Mindfulness techniques are used to slow down racing thoughts and reduce the intensity of strong emotion, which can be helpful for anger, anxiety and sleep problems.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Claire will talk with each person about their needs and preferences and decide together which methods to try first. This collaborative planning can be adjusted as goals change.
Practical benefits of online contact include fitting sessions around work or family time and avoiding travel. Online and phone contacts can allow shorter check-ins when time is limited or sessions without video when that feels preferable. Confirm the exact session formats offered before booking so arrangements match what will work in everyday life.
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Experience
7+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
Claire works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, anger, grief and related life changes.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
She uses a client-centred manner, combining listening with practical tools and discussion to help clients understand patterns and reactions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Claire has seven years of professional experience working in community settings, online and by phone.
What are her credentials and location?
She holds BACP registration and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.