About Claire
Claire Payne is an NCPS counsellor based in the United Kingdom. She introduces herself warmly and acknowledges how hard the first step into therapy can feel. Claire aims to walk alongside people as they begin to heal, offering practical support and steady encouragement.
She trained and practises in a range of approaches that allow flexibility in session. Claire uses person-centred listening alongside Gestalt and cognitive behavioural techniques to help people make sense of their feelings and reactions.
How Claire works
She can also offer sand tray work for those who find words difficult. Claire draws on three years of formal counselling experience and many more years working in social care settings. That background shaped her focus on trauma, early years difficulties and the effects these have on everyday life.
She has particular experience with workplace stress, burnout and compassion fatigue. People come to Claire for help with family matters, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, career issues, pregnancy and childbirth concerns, and feelings of isolation or purposelessness. She also supports work around abandonment, attachment issues, communication problems, control and impulsivity, divorce and separation, guilt and shame, and forgiveness.
Sessions can be short or long term and are adjusted to an individual pace. Claire works remotely with people across the UK using a range of online formats, and she aims to make therapy straightforward and relevant to daily life.
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.
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Narcissism
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | NCPS |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 3 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Claire uses a mix of person-centred work, Gestalt and cognitive behavioural ideas to guide online sessions. Person-centred counselling focuses on careful listening and supporting the person's self-understanding; it helps when someone needs a non-judgemental space to talk. Gestalt work pays attention to present-moment experience and how feelings show up in the body, which can help with unresolved emotions and relationship patterns. Cognitive behavioural techniques look at thoughts and behaviours together and offer practical steps to shift unhelpful cycles, useful for stress, burnout and anxiety.Choosing an approach is a shared process. Claire will discuss options and try different ways of working to see what feels most helpful. She adjusts methods to the person's goals and pace, so sessions stay practical and relevant.
Online therapy makes it easier to fit counselling into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face contact when that matters. Phone sessions can suit people who prefer not to be on camera or who have lower bandwidth. Live chat and text-based messaging provide short check-ins, written reflection or ongoing support between calls. These options offer flexibility for different schedules and needs while keeping the focus on steady progress.
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