- Years in practice
- 4
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Claire
Claire Smith is a counsellor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, low mood and parenting pressures. She supports those facing relationship strain, grief, trauma and abuse, and other concerns such as anger, body image and work-related stress. Claire uses straightforward, practical conversation to help people take the next step during hard times.
She draws on a mix of approaches to suit each person. Claire combines Acceptance and Commitment Therapy with cognitive tools from Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and skills-oriented ideas from Dialectical Behaviour Therapy.
Background and approach
She also uses attachment-informed ways of thinking to understand patterns in relationships. Her background includes four years of professional experience working in UK mental health settings, including time in a children’s crisis unit within the NHS. That work included supporting people with severe difficulties and complex presentations.
Claire has also worked with people who identify as neurodivergent and has experience across ADHD, autism and obsessive thinking patterns. Sessions are shaped to fit a person’s needs and goals. Claire aims for clear, respectful dialogue and practical strategies people can try between meetings.
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging so parents and busy people can choose what fits their life. Claire is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. She works in the United Kingdom and speaks English.
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.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Claire lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How Claire’s approaches work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without being led by them. It focuses on what matters most and small committed steps toward those values, which can help with anxiety, low mood and parenting stress.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, CBT, looks at thinking patterns and unhelpful behaviours and teaches practical tools to change them. It is useful for worry, low mood and coping with life changes by giving clear tasks people can try between sessions.
Claire also uses Attachment-Based ideas to understand how early relationship patterns shape current struggles. This perspective can be helpful for intimacy issues, relationship conflict and understanding responses to stress.
Choosing the best approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to assess needs, goals and preferences, then try approaches that fit. Sessions can shift as the work progresses to match what helps most.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video is good for in-depth conversations and visual connection. Phone sessions can be lower bandwidth and easier to fit into a busy day. Live chat or messaging suits shorter check-ins, ongoing coaching-style support, or when someone prefers not to use audio or video. These options offer flexibility for parents and people with limited time.
Questions people ask about Claire
What kinds of concerns does Claire support?
She supports stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and parenting challenges, along with relationship and intimacy-related issues.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
The approach is practical and conversational, focusing on clear strategies and shaping sessions around each person’s needs and goals.
What experience does she bring to her practice?
Claire has four years of professional experience, including work in an NHS children’s crisis unit supporting people with severe and complex presentations.
What credential and region does she represent?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and works in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are offered?
Claire offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are sessions charged and paid for?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.
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