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Claire Scarlett, BACP

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

Works with Relationship issuesFamily conflictsParenting issuesDepression Coping with life changes

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Claire Scarlett is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with four years of professional experience. She believes people know their own stories and brings a steady, respectful presence to help them make changes. Her approach is direct and conversational, aimed at making the first steps feel manageable rather than overwhelming.

Claire often helps people facing stress, anxiety and depression. She also supports those dealing with family problems, relationship strain, parenting pressures and life changes.

Background and approach

Issues such as grief, trauma and neurodiversity are within her focus areas as well. In sessions she uses practical, evidence-informed methods to notice patterns and try different ways of responding. Claire draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how past relationships shape current ones.

She also uses cognitive behavioural techniques to challenge unhelpful thoughts and mindfulness to build calm in daily life. Her style is collaborative and warm. She invites people to set their own goals and works at a pace that feels right for them.

Claire aims to make sessions straightforward, with clear steps people can practise between meetings. Claire holds BACP, which indicates registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. She offers sessions in English and accepts international clients.

To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and arrange appointments that fit their schedule.

How Claire’s approaches work online

Attachment-based work looks at how early bonds shape current relationships and patterns. Online sessions can use this to help people notice repeating cycles and try new ways of relating in everyday life. Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviours. It suits worries, low mood and stress by offering clear, practical exercises to use between appointments. Mindfulness helps people build steady attention and reduce reactivity through short practices and breathing exercises that are easy to fit into a routine.

Choosing the best approach is part of the work together. Claire will talk through options with each person and decide what fits their goals and preferences. That choice is collaborative and can change as needs evolve.

Online therapy makes it easier to attend from wherever is most convenient. Video calls let people use visual cues and hold a fuller conversation. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be useful when being on camera is difficult. Live chat and text-based messaging allow brief check-ins or ongoing written reflection between sessions. These formats give flexibility for busy lives and different comfort levels while keeping the focus on practical progress and clear next steps.

What concerns does Claire specialise in?

She supports people with stress, anxiety and depression, and assists those facing relationship and family issues. Other areas include trauma, grief, eating or sleeping problems, anger and self-esteem.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Claire works in a collaborative, conversational way and helps people set clear, manageable goals. She uses practical techniques and encourages tasks to try between sessions.

How much clinical experience does she have?

Claire has four years of professional experience working with people across a range of concerns including neurodiversity and coping with life changes.

What credentials and location are listed?

She is registered with BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, and practises from the United Kingdom.

Which languages and international options are available?

Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.

Which session formats does she offer?

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

How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?

Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided via a subscription 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.

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

Most often

Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Parenting issues

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Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 4 years
Registered with: BACP
Languages: English

Contacting Claire

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Claire Scarlett, BACP

Background and approach

How Claire’s approaches work online

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

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