Claire Smith
Practical, person-focused therapy for life’s challenges
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About Claire
Claire Smith helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting pressures and worries about eating or body image. She supports people coping with anger, low self-esteem, career changes, ADHD and compassion fatigue. Claire also addresses intimacy-related concerns, bipolar disorder, and the practical strains of life transitions.
Claire has four years of professional experience in the United Kingdom and holds BACP registration. She has worked within a children’s crisis unit in the NHS where she supported people with severe mental health needs and high-risk presentations.
Background and approach
That background informs her calm, steady approach. Her style is conversational and person-focused. She listens for what matters most to each person and adapts the pace of sessions.
People can expect clear, direct talk about coping strategies and small, manageable steps between meetings. Claire draws on several therapy methods including cognitive behavioural techniques, acceptance and commitment ideas, attachment-based thinking, dialectical behaviour strategies and client-centred principles. She mixes practical skills with space to process feelings and make sense of difficult events.
She works with neurodiverse presentations and has experience related to ADHD, obsessive-compulsive concerns and autism. Claire encourages people who are nervous about starting to recognise that taking the first step is important and she aims to make the process straightforward and supportive.
At a glance
- Years practising
- 4
- Registered with
- BACP
- Registration number
- 397220
- Languages
- English
- Approaches include
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy
- How sessions happen
- Online, by video, phone or messages
Details are as listed on Claire's public professional profile. You can check any number with the professional body.
What Claire works with
Everything Claire lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Claire lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How Claire works online
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Claire will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals and situation. Sessions can blend techniques so therapy feels relevant and realistic rather than rigid or one-size-fits-all.
If you are considering online therapy, confirm the session formats Claire currently offers before booking. Many people appreciate online sessions because they can fit meetings around work, reduce travel time and make it easier to keep regular contact during busy periods. Online counselling can also allow a quieter, shorter check-in on days when energy is low or bandwidth needs to be lighter. Registered or accredited professionals often use online work to maintain continuity of care, and Claire will discuss how to structure sessions in a way that suits practical life demands.
Questions and answers
What kinds of difficulties can Claire help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and family concerns, eating and body image worries, parenting strain, anger, low self-esteem, career change, bipolar-related issues, ADHD and compassion fatigue.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is conversational and person-focused, with clear practical steps. Sessions weave together listening, skills practice and planning small actions between meetings.
What experience does she bring to her work?
She has four years of professional experience and has worked in an NHS children’s crisis unit supporting people with severe mental health needs and high-risk situations.
What credentials and location are associated with this counsellor?
Claire holds BACP registration and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She is not accepting international clients at this time and works with people based in the United Kingdom.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
What steps are involved in getting started?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.
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