About Clair
Clair Atkinson works with people who are living with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, trauma and abuse, and issues around self-esteem. She also helps with eating and sleeping difficulties, ADHD, parenting strain and career stress. Clair is based in the United Kingdom and offers therapy in English.
Clair trained to Masters level in counselling and psychotherapy and holds BACP accreditation. Before moving into counselling she worked for thirty three years as a registered nurse.
How Clair works
That clinical and life experience shapes how she listens and responds in sessions. Her style is straightforward and warm. She believes people are the experts in their own lives and brings a client-centred way of working.
That means she focuses on understanding each person and following their pace rather than imposing solutions. In sessions she listens without judgement and responds with empathy. Conversations aim to help people name difficult emotions, notice strengths, and make choices that suit their life.
Clair will not take over or tell someone what to do, but will support them in finding their own answers. Many people come to her feeling stuck by loss, shame, chronic stress, or past hurt. She works through those concerns in short, clear steps so progress feels achievable.
Her background in nursing also helps when people have complex health, chronic pain or caregiving pressures alongside emotional difficulties.
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What Clair works with
The areas below are the ones Clair selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 5 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
How client-centred therapy works online
Client-centred therapy focuses on listening closely, showing empathy and following the person's pace. Sessions aim to help people feel heard, understand their feelings and make decisions that suit their life. This approach can be useful for stress, anxiety, grief, relationship concerns and low self-esteem.Clair's background in nursing and her counselling training shapes a practical, down-to-earth approach. She works with each person to find the best ways to address their concerns and is happy to adjust methods as needs and goals become clearer. Deciding which approach to use is collaborative and happens together over a few sessions.
Online therapy with video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging makes it easier to fit therapy into busy days. Video calls are close to face-to-face and let non-verbal cues be seen. Phone sessions can be helpful when a simpler check-in is needed or bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging allow shorter, flexible conversations and ongoing check-ins between longer sessions. These formats increase flexibility and make it possible to continue therapeutic work across different life situations.
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