- Person-centred approach
- Attachment-informed work
- CBT and mindfulness
About Claire
Claire Phillips is a BACP counsellor in the United Kingdom with ten years of professional experience. She works with people dealing with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem and a wide range of relationship and life-change difficulties. Claire supports clients who are struggling with grief, eating and sleeping problems, parenting strain, anger, ADHD and mood issues such as depression and bipolar.
Claire describes her approach as person-centred. She uses conversations to help people notice patterns in how they think and behave. She also draws on attachment-based ideas and cognitive behavioural techniques when these fit the issue being worked on. Mindfulness and motivational interviewing are part of her toolkit for practical change and clearer decision making.
Her background includes ten years working in NHS surgeries, prisons and drop-in centres, plus experience in care-home settings with young people. That varied work has involved supporting people with self-harm, suicidal thoughts and substance misuse. Claire has also lived and worked in South East Asia and South East London, and she says this informs a culturally aware way of working.
In sessions she focuses on what is happening for the person now, and how past attachment patterns might affect current relationships. She pays attention to how trauma can show up in thoughts, body sensations and behaviour, and addresses those effects in straightforward ways.
Claire encourages practical steps as well as reflective work. She aims to help people recognise their strengths and build skills for managing anger, communication problems, control issues and other recurring difficulties. Work is collaborative and paced to what the client can manage.
How Claire uses practical approaches in online work
Claire draws on attachment-based ideas and cognitive behavioural therapy in ways people can understand. Attachment-based work looks at how early relationship patterns influence current reactions and helps people notice why they respond strongly in close relationships. Cognitive behavioural therapy breaks down thoughts, feelings and actions into manageable steps and helps people try new responses to anger, anxiety or low mood.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Claire will talk with each person about goals and preferences and then try methods that suit those aims. That choice is collaborative and reviewed as therapy progresses so the approach can change if it isn’t helping.
Confirm the exact session formats before booking as the biography does not specify them here. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions around work or caregiving commitments, offer a shorter check-in when time is tight, or remove travel time. It can also allow someone to choose an audio-only option if they prefer not to be on camera or to use video when a fuller conversation feels helpful.
Areas of expertise
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
10+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, depression, relationship and family concerns, grief, eating and sleeping problems, parenting strain, anger and ADHD.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is person-centred and collaborative, emphasising conversation and understanding. She also uses attachment ideas, CBT, mindfulness and motivational interviewing depending on what helps.
What is her background and experience?
She has ten years of counselling experience, including work in NHS surgeries, prisons, drop-in centres and care-home settings, and experience supporting people with self-harm and substance misuse.
What professional credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.
Can sessions be held in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
She accepts international clients.
How are fees and payments handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
What do I need to do to begin?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.