Claire Wilson

• Stress and anxiety
• Attachment based work
• CBT and narrative

About Claire

Claire Wilson works with stress, anxiety, relationships, family concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy issues, parenting, self-esteem, depression, coping with life changes, coaching and ADHD using an emphasis on attachment and relational understanding. She is registered with NCPS and has four years of professional experience.

Claire introduces therapy as a conversational way to notice patterns and make small changes. She explains how past relationships shape present behaviour and helps people identify thinking patterns and coping strategies. Sessions focus on understanding attachment styles and how these affect close connections and self‑perception.

Her approach combines practical and reflective elements. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is used to spot unhelpful thoughts and try alternatives. Client‑centred ideas guide how sessions are paced, letting the person lead while the counsellor listens and reflects what comes up.

She also draws on narrative and motivational techniques to look at the stories people tell about themselves and to encourage manageable steps towards change. This can include working through grief, the impacts of chronic pain or illness, and problems around intimacy and commitment.

Claire pays attention to family dynamics such as blended family issues, fatherhood questions, caregiver stress and communication problems. She offers support around separation and divorce, infidelity, jealousy, guilt and shame, and the isolation that can follow major life shifts.

Sessions are conducted in English and offered from the United Kingdom. The counsellor aims to help people build clearer ways of coping and relating, drawing on both talking and practical techniques to make everyday life easier.

How her approaches translate to online work

Claire commonly uses attachment‑based methods to look at how early and current relationships shape feelings and behaviour; this helps with intimacy issues, relationship conflict and patterns of trust. Client‑centred practice means the person guides the pace and topics in sessions, with the counsellor reflecting what comes up and helping make sense of it. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is used to identify unhelpful thoughts and try practical alternatives, which can be useful for anxiety, low mood and coping with life changes.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Claire will work with the person to decide which methods suit their goals and preferences and may mix approaches over time depending on progress and feedback.

Please confirm the available session formats before booking, as the biography does not list specific options. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling around work, care responsibilities and travel, and some formats can allow shorter check‑ins or sessions without a camera if that helps with concentration or bandwidth. Registered or accredited professionals often use online work to bring therapy into everyday routines, making it simpler to maintain regular contact and apply techniques between sessions.

Topics Claire lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Relationship issues
• Family conflicts
• Trauma and abuse
• Grief
• Intimacy-related issues
• Parenting issues
• Self-esteem
• Depression
• Coping with life changes
• Coaching
• ADHD
• Attachment issues
• Blended family issues
• Caregiver issues and stress
• Chronic pain, illness, and disability
• Co-morbidity
• Commitment issues
• Communication problems
• Control issues
• Divorce and separation
• Family problems
• Fatherhood issues
• Guilt and shame
• Infidelity
• Isolation and loneliness
• Jealousy
• Life purpose
• Midlife crisis
• Narcissism
• Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
• Panic disorder and panic attacks
• Personality disorders
• Postpartum depression
• Post-traumatic stress
• Pregnancy and childbirth
• Self-harm
• Self-love
• Sexual assault and abuse
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Women's issues
• Young adult issues

Ways of working

• Attachment-Based Therapy
• Client-Centred Therapy
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• Motivational Interviewing
• Narrative Therapy
• Psychodynamic Therapy
• Solution-Focused Therapy
• Trauma-Focused Therapy
• Systemic Therapy

Questions about Claire

Does she work with anxiety?

Yes. Anxiety is listed as one of the main concerns she supports people with, alongside stress and depression.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She uses attachment‑based, client‑centred, cognitive behavioural, narrative and motivational interviewing approaches in her work.

What experience does she have?

She has four years of professional experience working with relational and trauma‑related issues.

Is she registered and where is she based?

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

Are sessions offered in other languages?

Sessions are offered in English only.

Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

How are sessions charged?

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

How do I start with her?

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