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Melissa Clarke, BACP

Credentials: BACP
Experience: 12 years
Practising in: United Kingdom
Languages: English
Sessions: Online only
Client ages: Adults, 18 and over

Works with Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesSelf esteem Depression Coping with life changes

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Melissa Clarke uses an integrative, attachment-informed approach to help people manage stress, anxiety and relationship problems. She is introduced as a calm, straightforward counsellor who focuses on practical steps people can try between sessions. Melissa holds BACP registration, which she achieved after completing a degree in counselling and a Masters in Mental Health Science.

Her work often centres on building clearer patterns of connection and trust. She helps people notice how past relationships shape present feelings, and then practices different ways of relating that reduce conflict and anxiety.

Background and approach

Sessions mix talking, mindful grounding, and practical exercises such as worksheets or short activities to test new habits. Melissa has 12 years of professional experience supporting people through life changes and low mood. She commonly addresses issues such as low self-esteem, crippling worry, and loneliness.

Relationship topics include communication problems, commitment worries, infidelity and separation. She also helps with themes linked to attachment and personality - abandonment, avoidant patterns, codependency and control issues. Practical concerns like money stress and finding life purpose are part of her offering too.

Melissa explains things plainly and sets small goals clients can try between sessions. Therapy is offered remotely using video, phone, live chat or text messaging. Online sessions follow a structured plan when useful, with reviews built in so progress can be checked and next steps agreed.

To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to availability.

How Melissa uses different approaches in online therapy

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationship patterns shape current feelings and connection. Online sessions explore those patterns and practise new ways of relating to reduce anxiety and fear of abandonment. Client-Centred Therapy puts the person at the heart of the work; the counsellor listens openly and mirrors concerns so people feel understood and can find their own solutions. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions and offers clear, short exercises to change unhelpful thinking and behaviour. Finding the best approach is part of the process. Melissa works collaboratively to identify what feels most useful for each person, and may combine methods as needs and goals become clearer. She reviews progress periodically so adjustments can be made together. Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text messaging supports brief check-ins or written reflection. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work and family commitments and to try different formats as circumstances change.

What concerns does Melissa commonly address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, low self esteem and coping with life changes. Additional focuses include abandonment, attachment issues, codependency and money worries.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her approach is integrative and client-centred, combining attachment work, cognitive behavioural techniques and mindfulness. Sessions use talking, practical exercises and worksheets to try new ways of thinking and relating.

How much clinical experience does she have?

Melissa has 12 years of professional experience supporting people through anxiety, relationship problems and life transitions.

What credentials and location are listed?

She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.

Which languages and international options are available?

Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.

What session formats does she use?

Therapy is delivered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different preferences.

How does payment and cost work?

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

How do I get started with therapy?

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

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

Most often

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Self esteem

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 12 years
Registered with: BACP
Languages: English

Contacting Melissa

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Melissa Clarke, BACP

Background and approach

How Melissa uses different approaches in online therapy

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

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