About Clare
Clare Herbert offers practical, evidence-based counselling focused on helping people manage stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem and depression. She works to create an open and non-judgemental space where thoughts and feelings can be shared. Clare is a BACP counsellor with seven years of professional experience in the United Kingdom.
She aims to make sessions straightforward and grounded. Clare listens carefully to understand what is weighing on a person and then helps identify small, manageable steps to feel steadier.
How Clare works
Conversations focus on what is happening now and on ways to cope between sessions. Clare has supported people through bereavement and other losses, and she helps those carrying the impact of past trauma. She also works with people dealing with ongoing anxiety, stress, low motivation and low confidence.
Her background gives her experience in recognising how these issues can overlap and affect day-to-day life. In sessions Clare uses approaches that are rooted in evidence and tailored to each person. She encourages realistic goals and practical techniques that can be used outside of therapy.
The aim is to help people build skills that make daily life more manageable. Clare understands that starting therapy can feel hard. She offers steady, respectful support and helps people move at a pace that suits them.
What Clare works with
The areas below are the ones Clare selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
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Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 7 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
Evidence-based approaches and online therapy options
Clare uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change. One approach helps people identify unhelpful patterns of thinking and behaviour, then replace them with more helpful habits that reduce anxiety and low mood. Another approach emphasises processing difficult memories and responses to traumatic events so they interfere less with daily life and relationships.Choosing which approach to use is a collaborative process. Clare will discuss different options with each person, consider their goals and preferences, and agree a plan together. That way the therapy matches what the person needs and can be adjusted as progress is made.
Online therapy with Clare is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video calls let people see visual cues and have a fuller conversation, while phone sessions can be useful when bandwidth is limited or a quieter audio check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging are helpful for brief check-ins, ongoing support between sessions or when someone prefers writing to speaking. These formats make it easier to fit counselling around work, family and travel commitments.
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