About Claire
Claire Wilson is a counsellor who helps people who feel stuck, overwhelmed or unsure where to start. She offers a calm space to talk through anxiety, stress, low mood and difficult life changes. Claire also supports people coping with grief, trauma, intimacy concerns, self‑esteem struggles and parenting challenges.
She draws on four years of professional practice in the United Kingdom and uses straightforward, conversational work rather than jargon. Sessions focus on understanding how past relationships shape current feelings and behaviour, and on practical steps to reduce distress.
How Claire works
Claire aims to help people notice patterns, try new ways of responding, and build skills that fit their daily life. Her approach combines attachment-based ideas with client-centred listening and practical cognitive techniques. That means she pays attention to how relationships influence emotions, listens to what matters to the individual, and uses exercises to change unhelpful thinking and habits.
Narrative tools are used to help people reframe difficult experiences and make sense of their story. Claire works with a broad range of issues including relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, chronic illness and pain, ADHD, and parenting questions. She also supports people facing isolation, guilt, jealousy and communication problems.
The work is collaborative, and goals are set together so sessions stay relevant and manageable. People usually begin by describing the problem they want to change. From there Claire helps create small, achievable steps and checks progress each session.
Her aim is practical change - clearer thinking, steadier moods and stronger day‑to‑day coping skills.
Claire lists 9 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.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | NCPS |
|---|---|
| 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
How Claire's approaches translate to online therapy
Claire uses attachment-based ideas to explore how early and close relationships shape current feelings and behaviour; this helps when patterns in relationships cause stress, intimacy problems or repeated conflict. She also uses client-centred listening, which focuses on what matters to the person and follows their priorities rather than imposing a fixed plan. Cognitive behavioural techniques are used to identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviours, which can reduce anxiety and improve mood.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their situation, goals and preferences, and together they will choose methods that feel useful. That collaborative process means the plan can be adjusted as progress is made or life circumstances change.
Online therapy offers flexibility and practical benefits. Video calls let people have a full face-to-face conversation without travel. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in fits a busy day. Live chat and text sessions suit those who prefer writing, want ongoing brief support, or need to reflect between messages. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and health demands while keeping consistent support.
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A practical next step
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