Claire Smith, BACP

Claire Smith helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression and relationship strain. She also supports those coping with trauma and abuse, grief, parenting pressures, eating concerns and work-related stress. Claire is named with the BACP credential, which indicates membership of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. Claire uses a straightforward, conversational style in sessions. She listens closely and adapts discussions to each person's needs. The aim is to build practical steps that feel manageable between meetings. Her background includes work in an NHS children's crisis unit, where she supported people with very severe mental health concerns and high risk presentations. That work shaped how she responds to crisis, and how she plans steady, step-by-step support. Claire has four years of professional experience and works with people on neurodiversity issues, including ADHD and autism. She also has experience with obsessive thoughts and related difficulties. In therapy she draws on approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based techniques, client-centred methods, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy. Conversations focus on what is important to the person and on small, practical changes to make life feel more manageable. If you are thinking about therapy, Claire asks clients to select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to her availability. The subscription used for sessions can be cancelled at any time.

Therapeutic approaches and how they translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choose actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, low mood and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at links between thoughts, feelings and behaviour and offers practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns, which can help with anxiety, depression and specific worries. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current connections and can help with intimacy issues, relationship trust and patterns that cause repeated conflict.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences and practical needs, and together they will decide which methods to try. That choice can change as the work progresses and as different priorities emerge.

Please confirm the current session formats before booking, as the biography does not specify them. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. They also let people use quieter surroundings or turn off video if that helps with focus. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt exercises and worksheets for remote sessions so the work remains practical and goal-focused.