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Claire Wilson, NCPS

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

Works with Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuse Grief

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Claire Wilson offers straightforward support for people feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or unsure what to change. She meets clients where they are and focuses on practical steps to ease anxiety, low mood, relationship strain, or the pain of past trauma. Conversations are calm and direct, helping people notice small shifts that make daily life easier.

Claire uses a blend of approaches to suit each person. She draws on attachment work to look at how early patterns shape current relationships.

Background and approach

She employs cognitive behavioural ideas to spot and change unhelpful thinking. She also works in a client-centred way, following the person’s lead and building on what matters most to them. Over four years she has supported people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, parenting worries, identity and intimacy-related concerns.

She also addresses complex areas such as trauma and abuse, chronic pain or illness, and the challenge of juggling caregiving roles. Claire offers coaching-style help for practical life changes and for managing attention and focus difficulties related to ADHD. Sessions aim to be practical and reflective.

Expect to look at patterns, try small experiments between meetings, and review what helps. Claire encourages curiosity about how past experiences influence present choices while keeping work tied to day-to-day goals. She works in English from the United Kingdom and uses a variety of online formats to suit different needs.

Getting started involves a short questionnaire and scheduling a session that fits the client’s timetable.

How Claire’s approaches translate to online therapy

Claire uses attachment-based work to help people understand how early relationship patterns affect current connections and emotional reactions. This approach can be helpful for someone noticing repeated relationship difficulties or who wants to understand attachment style and closeness issues.

She also uses cognitive behavioural therapy, which focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavioural changes. CBT-style exercises often include simple at-home tasks and brief between-session experiments to shift mood and routine.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Claire will talk with each person about their goals, preferences and practical needs, and together they decide which methods feel most useful. That collaborative process helps shape the focus of sessions over time.

Online formats let people fit therapy into busy lives. Video calls replicate face-to-face conversation and allow visual cues, phone sessions can be a good fit when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits short check-ins, and text-based messaging works for ongoing, flexible support. These options make it easier to keep momentum, try between-session tasks and maintain contact around life’s demands.

What kinds of concerns does Claire help with?

Claire supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief and relationship or intimacy-related issues. She also works with trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, ADHD-related focus issues, and chronic illness or pain.

What is her general therapy style?

Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth, mixing reflective conversation with practical exercises. Sessions often include pattern-spotting, small experiments and review of what helps in daily life.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has four years of professional experience working with a range of emotional and relational concerns.

What credentials and location are listed?

Claire holds NCPS and practises from the United Kingdom.

Which languages and international options are available?

Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently working with international clients.

What session formats does she use?

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

How is cost handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I start working with her?

Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

Most often

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Family conflicts

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 4 years
Registered with: NCPS
Languages: English

Contacting Claire

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Claire Wilson, NCPS

Background and approach

How Claire’s approaches translate to online therapy

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

Others working with stress, anxiety