About Claudia
Claudia Canova is a BACP counsellor who aims to build a steady, practical relationship that helps people become more of who they are. She focuses on honest, down-to-earth conversations that address what is causing pain and what gets in the way of everyday life.
Claudia wants to create a welcoming space for people who are exhausted from pretending everything is fine or who simply need to offload what’s on their chest.
How Claudia works
She blends problem-solving in the here-and-now with attention to deeper patterns that shape how someone shows up in life. That includes looking at past influences, relationships, and recurring behaviours that limit fulfilment. Sessions are used to notice what is stuck and to gently explore what might be able to emerge instead.
Claudia draws on psychodynamic ideas and attachment-based thinking to understand relational patterns. She also uses client-centred principles to follow the client’s pace and values. Her work can touch on issues such as anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, addictions, and self-esteem.
Her earlier careers were in media, communications and the performing world, and she spent time in education before moving into counselling. That background informs a practical, conversational style that is calm and straightforward. Claudia also contributes to training and voluntary emotional support projects.
Claudia has four years of experience and is based in the United Kingdom. She accepts international clients and offers sessions in English. The focus is on helping people manage stress, navigate life changes and work through long-standing patterns that undermine wellbeing.
Claudia lists 6 ways of working on the entry:
What Claudia works with
The areas below are the ones Claudia selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Avoidant personality
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- 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
Online approaches and how they help
Claudia commonly draws on attachment-based ways of working and client-centred practice in online sessions. Attachment-based approaches look at how past and current relationships shape expectations and reactions, which can help with anxiety, relationship difficulties and patterns of feeling alone. Client-centred work focuses on listening closely and following what matters most to the person, which supports self-exploration and building confidence.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Claudia treats approach as a collaborative decision and will discuss options with each person based on their needs, goals and preferences. Together they will try methods that suit the client’s situation and adjust them as the work progresses.
Online therapy with Claudia is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation when tone and non-verbal cues matter. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and messaging suit shorter check-ins, ongoing reflections between sessions, and people who find typing helps them think things through. These options aim to make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into everyday life.
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