- Years in practice
- 3
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Clare
Clare Middleton is a counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with three years of professional experience. She is a BACP member, and she supports people facing stress, anxiety, grief and relationship concerns. Clare aims to make the first step into therapy less daunting by offering steady, practical support.
She works to create an open, non-judgemental space where clients can talk honestly about their thoughts and feelings. Sessions focus on what matters now and on small, manageable changes.
Background and approach
Clare explains things plainly and helps people build coping skills that fit their daily life. Clare has helped people navigate family conflict, parenting strains, and the emotional impact of loss. She also works with concerns such as addictions, eating and sleeping difficulties, low self-esteem and career stress.
Her practice includes support for people dealing with trauma, intimacy issues and attachment-related worries. Additional areas Clare focuses on include adoption and foster care matters, blended family challenges, codependency and communication problems. She also supports those coping with serious illness in the family, caregiving stress and the effects of domestic violence.
Sessions are offered in English and Clare is able to work with international clients. She aims to collaborate with each person to set clear goals and to find ways to make progress that feel achievable and respectful of their situation.
What Clare works with
Everything Clare lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Clare helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Talking therapies and online access
Clare uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change and emotional understanding. One common approach helps people identify unhelpful thought patterns and test different responses in everyday situations; this can be helpful for anxiety, low mood and stress. Another approach centres on improving relationships and communication by exploring patterns of interaction and practising new ways of relating; this often helps with intimacy, family friction and parenting tensions.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Clare will discuss your concerns, preferences and goals, and then suggest a way forward together. She adapts the work as you progress so the method fits your needs rather than imposing a single model from the start.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let you see facial cues and maintain a conversational feel, while phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or you prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging allow shorter check-ins, quick reflections between sessions and easy scheduling around work or childcare. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy life and to keep continuity when travel or relocation occurs.
Questions people ask about Clare
What concerns does Clare help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief and relationship problems. Other areas include parenting, addictions, eating and sleeping issues, and ADHD related concerns.
How would you describe her approach in sessions?
Clare uses a straightforward, collaborative approach. She focuses on creating a non-judgemental space and on practical steps clients can try between sessions.
What experience does she bring?
Clare has three years of professional practice in the UK supporting people with a broad range of emotional and relational concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP, and she is based in the United Kingdom.
Can sessions be held in other languages or countries?
Sessions are offered in English and she is able to work with international clients.
Which session formats are available?
Clare offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different preferences and schedules.
How are sessions billed and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with Clare?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.
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