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John Clare

Person-centred counsellor for emotional and relational concerns

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  • Stress and anxiety
  • Trauma and grief
  • Parenting support

About John

John Clare works with people on stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting concerns, depression and a wide range of emotional and relational issues using a person-centred approach. He is registered with the NCPS (National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society) and has three years' experience in counselling and related settings.

He offers straightforward, listening-focused counselling. Sessions focus on what is most pressing for the client. Conversations aim to help people make sense of feelings and to find clearer ways of coping day to day.

John’s background includes work in education, social care and community settings. He also supports children in a Social, Emotional and Mental Health primary school. That school work has shaped his understanding of how people express feelings through movement and creativity, and how relationships affect emotional regulation.

In practical terms he helps people talk through anxiety, depression, grief and life changes, and addresses concerns such as addiction, ADHD, intimacy, and self-esteem. He also works with issues linked to adoption and foster care, attachment, chronic illness and body image.

Sessions aim to explore how earlier experiences affect current relationships and patterns. The focus is on listening, reflection and helping people reconnect with their own values and motivation. He uses person-centred ways of working to support people who want clearer thinking and steadier coping.

Sessions are offered in English and he practises in the United Kingdom. John has three years' experience and is registered with the NCPS.

Person-centred approaches and online counselling

John primarily uses client-centred therapy, which means sessions centre on listening and reflecting the client's experience back to them. This approach helps when people want to understand their feelings, improve self-esteem, or work through grief and relational patterns.

His practice draws on insights from creative and movement-based work developed in an SEMH primary school. Those ways of working can help where people struggle to put feelings into words, or where emotional regulation and expression are part of the concern.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. He will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most helpful, and then adapt how sessions run to suit those aims. That collaborative process makes it easier to find what helps most.

Confirm the available session formats before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also accommodate quieter, camera-off options that use less bandwidth, or longer sessions when more time is helpful. Registered and accredited professionals often use online work to make therapy more manageable alongside everyday commitments.

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Questions about John

Does he work with anxiety and depression?
Yes. He works with anxiety, depression and emotional overwhelm using person-centred counselling.
What kind of counselling does he offer?
He offers person-centred (client-centred) therapy, focusing on deep listening and the client's perspective.
What experience does he have?
He has three years' experience and has worked in education, social care and community settings.
Where is he based and what are his credentials?
He practises in the United Kingdom and is registered with the NCPS (National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society).
Can I have sessions in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does he take international clients?
He does not currently accept international clients.
How are sessions arranged and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I get started with his counselling?
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