Claire Kelly

• Stress and anxiety
• Trauma and grief
• Mindfulness practices

About Claire

Claire Kelly works on stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting concerns, ADHD, intimacy-related issues, career questions and compassion fatigue using a person-centred approach. She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy and has three years' counselling experience. Claire also draws on three decades of prior experience as a bodyworker and holistic practitioner when clients want a broader sense of alignment.

Claire offers sessions that focus on what matters to the individual. She listens for the feelings and thoughts beneath the problem and helps people name them. Practical steps and reflective listening are used so people can work out changes they want to try between sessions.

Her background includes work with issues linked to attachment and abandonment, adoption and foster care, autism and Asperger syndrome, avoidant and dependent personality patterns, and blended family strain. She also supports people coping with chronic pain, long-term illness, cancer, caregiver stress and body image concerns.

In therapy she uses client-centred methods alongside emotionally-focused techniques, mindfulness practices and parts work such as Internal Family Systems. These approaches are used to help people access emotions, build awareness and test new ways of relating to themselves and others.

Claire works in the United Kingdom and offers sessions in English. She aims to help people who want to talk through practical problems and painful experiences, and who prefer a collaborative, exploratory way of working.

How her approaches translate to online counselling

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and responding to what the person brings. It helps people clarify their own thoughts and decisions by using open questions and reflective listening. Emotionally-Focused Therapy concentrates on identifying and working with core emotions, which can help with intense feelings tied to loss, attachment and relationship patterns. Mindfulness Therapy involves simple practices to increase awareness of present-moment experience and can support stress, anxiety and chronic health concerns.

Finding the best approach is part of the work. The counsellor will discuss which methods match the client's needs, goals and preferences and adapt the way she works in collaboration with the client. This means trying things out and making adjustments as understanding grows.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm the current options before booking. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, remove travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also let people choose a quiet time that suits them and use methods such as mindfulness exercises or emotionally focused conversations in ways that work remotely.

Topics Claire lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Trauma and abuse
• Grief
• Parenting issues
• ADHD
• Intimacy-related issues
• Career difficulties
• Compassion fatigue
• Abandonment
• Adoption and foster care
• Attachment issues
• Autism and Asperger Syndrome
• Avoidant personality
• Blended family issues
• Body image
• Cancer
• Caregiver issues and stress
• Chronic pain, illness, and disability
• Codependency
• Communication problems
• Control issues
• Dependent personality
• Dissociation
• Divorce and separation
• Drug and alcohol addiction
• Eating and food-related issues
• Emptiness
• Family of origin issues
• Fertility issues
• Forgiveness
• Guilt and shame
• Hospice and end-of-life counselling
• Impulsivity
• Isolation and loneliness
• Life purpose
• Midlife crisis
• Money and financial issues
• Mood disorders
• Panic disorder and panic attacks
• Postpartum depression
• Post-traumatic stress
• Pregnancy and childbirth
• Process addictions
• Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
• Self-harm
• Self-love
• Sexuality
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Women's issues
• Workplace issues
• Young adult issues

Ways of working

• Client-Centred Therapy
• Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
• Mindfulness Therapy
• Internal Family Systems

Questions about Claire

Does she work with anxiety?

Yes. Anxiety and stress are listed among her main areas of work.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She practises client-centred counselling and also uses emotionally-focused work, mindfulness and Internal Family Systems.

How much experience does she have?

She has three years of counselling experience and a further 30 years' background as a bodyworker and holistic practitioner.

Where is she based and what are her credentials?

She works in the United Kingdom and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).

Can I have sessions in English?

Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.

What session formats does she use?

The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.

How much do sessions cost?

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

How do I begin working with her?

Use the Talk to a counsellor online button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.