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Claire Ashby, NCPS

Based in the UK Online sessions

Gentle practical support for anxiety and parenting stress

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Years in practice
6
Registration
NCPS
Languages
English
Focus
Stress, Anxiety
Focus
Trauma and abuse
Focus
Grief
About

About Claire

Claire Ashby is a counsellor and hypnotherapist who helps people facing anxiety, stress, low mood and sleep problems. She describes a gentle, practical way of working that aims to break repetitive cycles of worry and depression. Claire offers short-term techniques and longer conversations depending on what someone needs and prefers.

Claire combines counselling with hypnotherapy to give two ways of working in sessions. Counselling offers space to talk about difficulties, name strengths and build coping skills.

Background and approach

Hypnotherapy provides guided relaxation and imaginative work to address unhelpful patterns beneath conscious thought. She draws on six years of professional experience and brings a background in social work. That experience includes supporting people affected by trauma, loss and abuse, and working with neurodivergent clients.

Claire uses person-centred practice as a core, adapting other methods to fit each person’s situation. In practical terms she offers tools to manage panic, reduce insomnia and lessen the hold of phobias or intense fears. Sessions can include mindfulness, motivational interviewing and cognitive behavioural ideas where helpful.

The aim is to help people gain control, increase enjoyment in life and move toward personal goals. Claire is credentialed NCPS and is based in the United Kingdom. She provides therapy for issues often connected to parenting, family stresses and relationship difficulties, along with concerns such as ADHD, grief, anger and career strain.

Sessions are delivered online in formats that suit different lifestyles.

Focus areas and approaches

What Claire works with

Everything Claire lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Claire helps people with.

Approaches Claire lists

Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.

Online support

How Claire blends talking, practical skills and relaxation online

Claire often uses client-centred counselling, which focuses on listening and following the client's pace. This approach helps people feel heard and decide what changes matter most to them.

She also uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy or CBT, a hands-on method that looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions interact. CBT helps with anxiety, panic, sleep problems and unhelpful beliefs by teaching coping strategies and small behavioural changes.

Finding the right combination of approaches is part of the work. Claire will talk with each person about goals and preferences and then shape sessions together. That collaborative process means methods can be adjusted over time as progress is made.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people use visual cues and longer conversations, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat supports shorter check-ins and text messaging suits those who prefer typed reflection. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into busy family and work routines while using the approaches described above.
Questions

Questions people ask about Claire

What problems does Claire help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem and depression. Parenting, relationship strain, anger and career worries are also listed areas of focus.

What is her general therapeutic style?

Claire uses a person-centred approach that keeps the client's goals central. She blends talking therapy with practical techniques and relaxation work.

What experience does she bring?

She has six years of professional experience and a background in social work supporting people affected by trauma, loss and mental health difficulties.

What credentials and location are listed?

Claire holds the NCPS credential and is based in the United Kingdom.

Can people who speak other languages work with her?

Sessions are offered in English.

Which session formats are offered online?

She works via video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.

How much do sessions cost?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin working with Claire?

Choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

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