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Claire Kelly, BACP

Credentials
BACP
Experience
3 years
Practising in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Sessions
Online only
Client ages
Adults, 18 and over

Works with Stress, AnxietyTrauma and abuseGriefParenting issuesADHD

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Claire Kelly is a counsellor registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). She has three years of formal counselling experience and a longer background in bodywork and holistic therapy that informs her approach. Claire aims to make it easier for people to talk about what matters to them and to find clearer ways forward.

She uses a person-centred style that puts the client's own goals and values at the centre of sessions.

Background and approach

That means she listens closely, reflects what she hears, and helps people notice their own strengths. Sessions are practical and grounded rather than full of jargon. Claire works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting challenges, ADHD, intimacy-related issues, career questions and compassion fatigue.

She also supports people dealing with attachment issues, adoption and foster care, chronic illness or pain, body image and communication difficulties. These areas often overlap, and Claire helps people untangle them one step at a time. Her work draws on emotionally focused approaches and mindfulness alongside client-centred listening.

This mix is used to help people better understand their feelings, spot unhelpful patterns, and try small changes that make a difference. Claire describes therapy as a collaborative process where the person leads and she offers guidance. The overall aim is to help people feel steadier and more able to meet life’s demands.

Claire offers a calm, warm presence and practical tools so clients can make meaningful changes at their own pace.

How Claire’s approaches work online

Claire uses client-centred work to keep the focus on the person’s own goals and values. In practice this means the counsellor listens closely, reflects what she hears and helps the client notice strengths and choices that already exist. This approach supports many everyday concerns like stress, career questions and parenting worries.

She also draws on emotionally-focused therapy, which concentrates on understanding and soothing strong feelings. That can help when anxiety, grief or intimacy-related worries are making life harder. Mindfulness therapy is offered as another strand and involves simple attention and breathing exercises to reduce overwhelm and clear thinking in the moment.

Choosing which approach to use is part of the work together. Claire treats this as a collaborative process - she will help the client test what fits best, adjust methods, and set practical goals based on needs and preferences. Clients and therapist explore what feels useful rather than following a rigid plan.

Online therapy lets sessions happen in different formats to suit life. Video calls work well for face-to-face conversation, phone sessions need less bandwidth, live chat can be helpful for shorter check-ins, and text messaging allows ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and travel commitments.
What kinds of problems does Claire help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting challenges, ADHD, intimacy issues, career concerns and compassion fatigue, among other related difficulties.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Claire uses a person-centred approach with elements of emotionally-focused work and mindfulness, offering gentle listening, reflection and practical tools to try between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has three years of counselling experience and many additional years working as a bodyworker and holistic therapist prior to counselling practice.
Where is she based and what credential does she hold?
Claire practises from the United Kingdom and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP.
Can I work with her if I live abroad or speak another language?
Sessions are offered in English and she does accept international clients for online work.
What session formats are available?
She meets clients via 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 availability; sessions are arranged through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with Claire?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

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Experience
3 years
Registered with
BACP
Languages
English

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