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Claire Phillips, BACP

Claire Phillips is a counsellor with ten years of professional experience and registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).

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About Claire

Claire Phillips is a counsellor with ten years of professional experience and registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). She offers a calm, accepting space where people can talk through painful thoughts and feelings. Her style is warm and person-centred, focusing on what matters to each individual rather than a one-size-fits-all plan.

Claire uses plain language and practical conversation to help people notice patterns that cause distress.

Background and approach

She pays attention to how past events affect current relationships and daily life. That includes how trauma can show up as withdrawal, low mood, substance use, or sleep and eating problems. Her background includes work in NHS surgeries, prisons and drop-in centres, and several years living and working in South East Asia.

This range of settings has shaped an approach that is culturally aware and adaptable to different life situations. Sessions draw on attachment-based ideas, cognitive behavioural techniques and mindfulness, alongside a client-centred way of listening. Claire aims to help people identify strengths, try manageable changes and build coping strategies for stress, anxiety and addiction-related difficulties.

Claire supports people with a wide range of concerns including depression, grief, relationship difficulties, ADHD, anger and issues around intimacy and self-esteem. She also has experience helping people affected by domestic violence and other forms of abuse. People can expect straightforward conversation, practical steps and a focus on small, achievable shifts.

The process is collaborative and paced to each person's needs.

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Registration

Body	Registration number	Expires
BACP	267230	September 2026

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Sessions and payment

Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.

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Focus areas and approaches

Everything Claire lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Addictions
Trauma and abuse
Self esteem
Depression
LGBT
Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Grief
Intimacy-related issues
Eating disorders
Sleeping disorders
Parenting issues
Anger management
Bipolar disorder
Coping with life changes
ADHD
Abandonment
Antisocial personality
Attachment issues
Avoidant personality
Blended family issues
Body image
Caregiver issues and stress
Commitment issues
Communication problems
Control issues
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Divorce and separation
Domestic violence
Drug and alcohol addiction
Forgiveness
Gender dysphoria
Guilt and shame
Infidelity
Isolation / loneliness
Jealousy
Mood disorders
Multicultural concerns
Narcissism
Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
Paranoia
Personality disorders
Postpartum depression
Post-traumatic stress
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Self-harm
Self-love
Sexual assault and abuse
Sexuality
Social anxiety and phobia
Women's issues
Young adult issues

Ways of working Claire names

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Therapeutic approaches for online support

Claire draws on trauma-focused therapy to help people understand how past harm affects current thoughts, feelings and behaviour. This approach looks at patterns that developed after traumatic events and works on ways to reduce distress and improve everyday functioning.

She also uses attachment-based ideas to explore how early relationships shape expectations and interactions now. This can help when people notice repeated difficulties in relationships or find trust and closeness challenging.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Claire will discuss options and adapt methods to fit a person's goals and preferences, and the two of you decide together what to try first and how to pace it.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging to increase flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when that matters, phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier on the go, live chat gives a quicker back-and-forth for short check-ins and messaging supports ongoing contact between scheduled meetings. These formats help people fit therapy around work, caring duties and different daily rhythms while keeping the focus on practical change and emotional understanding.

Frequently asked

What kinds of problems does Claire help with?

She works with issues such as stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, depression, self-esteem and relationship struggles, plus eating, sleeping and grief concerns.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her work is primarily person-centred with practical elements from cognitive behavioural and mindfulness approaches, so sessions combine listening with manageable tools to try between meetings.

What experience does she bring to sessions?

Claire has ten years of counselling experience across NHS surgeries, prisons and drop-in centres, and has worked with complex presentations including self-harm and substance use.

What credentials and location are listed?

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

Can people who live abroad work with her?

Sessions are offered to international clients and are conducted in English.

Which session formats are available?

Claire provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.

How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?

Costs vary by location and therapist; sessions are accessed through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

What should someone do to begin?

Use the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.