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Claire Lewis, BACP

Credentials: BACP
Experience: 4 years
Practising in: United Kingdom
Languages: English
Sessions: Online only
Client ages: Adults, 18 and over

Works with Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGrief Self esteem

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Claire Lewis offers a calm, straightforward approach for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, relationship strain or family issues. She introduces herself simply and focuses on helping clients feel heard and understood. Claire works with grief, low self-esteem and difficulties with motivation, and she aims to make the first steps into therapy feel manageable for a worried parent or stressed individual.

Claire is an Accredited Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, often shown as BACP.

Background and approach

She has four years of post-qualification experience, including work in an employee assistance programme where she provided short-term support for a range of concerns. More recently she has spent three years supporting neurodiverse university students, offering medium- to long-term help when needed. Her day-to-day practice draws on a person-centred base combined with psychodynamic, Gestalt, cognitive and solution-focused ideas.

In practical terms this means sessions are centred on listening, understanding patterns from the past, working with present feelings, and trying out small, practical changes between meetings. Claire aims to create a non-judgemental space and offers steady empathy and consistency. She is comfortable working in longer-term as well as shorter-term formats depending on what a person needs.

When appropriate she helps people tackle family of origin issues, blended family challenges, communication or commitment concerns, and complex feelings such as guilt, shame or abandonment. Sessions are conducted in English and Claire practises from the United Kingdom.

She supports clients through video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging, and she will work collaboratively to find an approach that fits each person's needs.

Therapeutic approaches and online options that fit your life

Claire works from a person-centred base which focuses on listening and building a respectful, non-judgemental relationship. This approach helps people feel understood and provides a steady foundation for other work, useful for stress, low mood and relationship concerns.

She also uses psychodynamic ideas to look at patterns that may come from earlier relationships and experience. Exploring these patterns can help explain recurring reactions and give space to try new responses in day-to-day life. Cognitive techniques are used in brief, practical ways to help manage anxiety and unhelpful thinking by testing thoughts and trying simple behaviour changes.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Claire will work with each person to pick methods that match their goals and preferences, and she will adjust the plan as progress is made. That means sessions can be short-term problem-focused or longer-term work when a deeper look is wanted.

Online formats offered include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation without travel, phone calls need less bandwidth and can fit into a busy day, live chat suits brief check-ins, and messaging makes it easy to share reflections between meetings. These options give flexibility so therapy can fit around work, study and family commitments.

What kinds of problems can Claire help with?

She helps people managing stress, anxiety, relationships, family conflict, grief and low self-esteem. Additional areas include attachment concerns, autism and Asperger Syndrome related worries, and communication problems.

What is Claire's counselling style?

Sessions are person-centred with elements of psychodynamic, Gestalt, cognitive and solution-focused ideas. The work combines listening, exploring patterns and trying practical steps between sessions.

How much experience does she have?

Claire has four years of post-qualification experience. She worked in an employee assistance programme and has three years supporting neurodiverse university students.

Where is Claire based and what credential does she hold?

She practises in the United Kingdom and is an Accredited Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, listed as BACP.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the UK work with Claire?

International clients are not currently accepted; she works with people located in the United Kingdom.

What session formats are available?

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

How are fees and getting started handled?

Costs vary with location and therapist availability and are paid via a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

Most often

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Family conflicts

Experience: 4 years
Registered with: BACP
Languages: English

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Claire Lewis, BACP

Background and approach

Therapeutic approaches and online options that fit your life

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

Others working with stress, anxiety