Claire Roberts

• Stress and anxiety
• CBT and psychodynamic
• Grief and loss

About Claire

Claire Roberts works on stress, anxiety, grief, self-esteem, career concerns and coping with life changes using a collaborative, client-centred approach. She is registered with NCPS and has five years of professional experience in the United Kingdom.

She offers conversational, goal-focused counselling that aims to make everyday problems easier to manage. Sessions typically involve looking at current patterns, testing small changes, and practising new ways of thinking and behaving. Cognitive Behavioural techniques are used alongside client-centred listening and psychodynamic ideas about how past experience shapes present feelings.

Her practice covers a wide range of concerns including depression, anger, sleep problems, relationship and family issues, addictions, caregiver stress and compassion fatigue. Additional focus areas listed include attachment and personality-related difficulties, body image, cancer-related distress, dissociation and feelings of emptiness. The work can include practical coping skills and exploration of underlying emotional themes.

Claire describes her style as interactive and respectful, aiming to encourage clearer self-understanding and steady progress. She supports people to build coping tools and address motivation and confidence issues in day-to-day life. Sessions are framed around the client’s goals and reviewed as work continues.

For practical matters she works within the UK and conducts sessions in English. Costs vary with location and sessions are arranged via a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, people use the Talk to a counsellor online button and complete a short matching questionnaire before scheduling a first session.

How Claire uses therapeutic approaches in online counselling

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what the client says so they can find their own solutions; it helps with building self-understanding and confidence. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions and uses practical exercises to reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression while improving daily functioning.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Claire will discuss options with the client and agree a plan based on their needs, goals and preferences. This is a collaborative process and approaches can be combined or adjusted as sessions progress.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also suit people who prefer not to be on camera or who need lower-bandwidth options. Registered and accredited professionals and therapists often use these practical formats to help make counselling more workable around everyday commitments.

Topics Claire lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Grief
• Self-esteem
• Career difficulties
• Coping with life changes
• Addictions
• Relationship issues
• Family conflicts
• Trauma and abuse
• Sleeping disorders
• Parenting issues
• Anger management
• Depression
• Compassion fatigue
• Abandonment
• Antisocial personality
• Attachment issues
• Avoidant personality
• Blended family issues
• Body image
• Cancer
• Caregiver issues and stress
• Codependency
• Communication problems
• Control issues
• Dependent personality
• Dissociation
• Emptiness
• Family problems
• Forgiveness
• Guilt and shame
• Impulsivity
• Isolation and loneliness
• Life purpose
• Midlife crisis
• Mood disorders
• Narcissism
• Panic disorder and panic attacks
• Post-traumatic stress
• Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
• Self-love
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Women's issues
• Young adult issues

Ways of working

• Client-Centred Therapy
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• Mindfulness Therapy
• Motivational Interviewing
• Psychodynamic Therapy
• Solution-Focused Therapy

Questions about Claire

Does she work with anxiety?

Yes. Anxiety and stress are listed among the main concerns she addresses.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She uses a pluralistic approach combining Client-Centred Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Psychodynamic ideas.

What experience does she have?

She has five years of professional experience working in the United Kingdom.

Is she registered and where does she practise?

She is registered with NCPS and practises in the United Kingdom.

Can I have sessions in languages other than English?

Sessions are offered in English only.

Does she work with international clients?

She does not take clients outside the United Kingdom.

How much do sessions cost?

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

How do I get started?

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