About Claire
Claire Bennett BA (hons) MBACP offers calm, straightforward support for people facing stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem or life changes. She writes in an approachable way and helps clients talk through difficult feelings. Claire works online and by phone from the United Kingdom, using a person-centred style that keeps conversation practical and focused.
Claire believes people often know what they need but need help finding those answers. In sessions she listens without giving direct advice, and helps clients notice emotions and patterns that get in the way.
How Claire works
The aim is to help people make choices that fit their values and move forward in small, manageable steps. Her background includes four years of practice and membership of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, abbreviated as BACP. She follows the BACP ethical guidelines in her work and carries professional insurance.
Sessions may address issues such as trauma, addiction, eating or sleeping difficulties, bipolar mood challenges, and compassion fatigue. Claire draws on approaches like client-centred work, attachment-based thinking and emotionally-focused ideas to support change. She is also familiar with existential themes when people are questioning meaning or direction in life.
Therapy sessions are conversational and paced to suit each person rather than following a rigid plan. People who choose Claire can expect clear guidance about how to start and what formats are available. She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging, and will work with each person to find the best way for them to connect.
Claire lists 4 ways of working on the entry:
What Claire works with
The areas below are the ones Claire selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 4 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches for online sessions
Claire uses client-centred therapy to create a listening space where people lead the conversation and uncover what matters to them. This approach focuses on being heard and understood so people can make choices that fit their values.She also uses emotionally-focused ideas to help people identify and work with strong feelings in the moment. That often helps when anxiety, grief or relationship-related emotions are getting in the way of daily life.
Finding the best approach is part of the work together. Claire will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most useful, then adapt methods so they match each person's needs. The process is collaborative and reviewed as therapy progresses.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video lets people use visual cues and a fuller conversation, phone sessions can be quicker check-ins or fit into a busy day, and text-based options suit shorter updates or people who prefer written expression. These choices give practical flexibility so therapy can fit around work, family and other commitments.
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A practical next step
Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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