About Claire
Claire Kuyper welcomes people seeking relief from stress, anxiety, depression and the strain of big life changes. She uses straightforward conversation to help people sort out what matters most. Claire aims to make the first step feel achievable and supported.
Claire has 17 years of experience in counselling and holds ACA credentials. Her work focuses on common but painful problems such as grief, low self-esteem, loss of motivation and feelings of emptiness.
How Claire works
She also helps people who are coping with ageing concerns, abandonment, workplace pressure and communication problems. In sessions Claire listens first and asks practical questions. She combines client-centred care with tools from cognitive behavioural and solution-focused approaches.
This means she helps people notice unhelpful thinking, try small behaviour changes and set clear short-term goals. Narrative ideas are also part of her practice. Claire helps people look at the stories they tell about themselves and consider different ways to make meaning from difficult events.
The work is conversational and paced to each persons needs. People can expect straightforward explanations and simple strategies to use between sessions. Claire supports clients as they practise new ways of coping and build confidence over time.
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What Claire works with
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Training and background
| Register | ACA |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 17 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Australia |
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Online support options
How Claire's approaches work online
Client-Centred Therapy puts your experience at the centre of each session. The counsellor listens closely, reflects what she hears and helps you identify what you want to change. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and trying small behaviour changes to reduce anxiety or low mood. Solution-Focused Therapy looks for practical steps and short-term goals to move you forward, which can be useful when feeling stuck.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Claire will discuss your goals and preferences, then recommend ways to combine methods that suit your situation. This collaborative process means you and the counsellor adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online sessions make it easier to fit counselling into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face discussion, phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text-based messaging can be a shorter check-in or a way to reflect between appointments. These formats aim to offer flexibility, consistent contact and options that match different routines and needs.
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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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