Counsellor profile
Claire Howdle, BACP
Counsellor for anxiety and relationships
See online counselling options- ACT and CBT
- Attachment work
- Client-centred
About Claire
Counsellor Claire Howdle is a BACP-registered practitioner with five years' experience based in the United Kingdom. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions, intimacy issues, eating and parenting challenges, anger, self-esteem and depression.
Claire sees people for difficulties that come with life changes and chronic pressures, including compassion fatigue, abandonment and attachment issues. She also notes experience with body image, caregiver stress, cancer-related concerns, and dissociation among other focuses. Sessions are conversational and aim to make difficult problems easier to talk about.
Her approach draws on several therapeutic methods, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, attachment-based ideas, client-centred work, cognitive behavioural techniques and elements of existential therapy. Claire blends these approaches to address what a person brings to sessions rather than using a single fixed method.
She describes the work as practical and reflective. That can mean noticing thought patterns, practising small behaviour changes, or looking at how past relationships shape current reactions. Claire supports people to set short-term goals and to review progress in regular sessions.
Claire practises in the UK and is listed with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. Sessions are arranged through the site process; a short questionnaire precedes a first meeting so she can match the way she works to a person’s needs.
How Claire uses therapeutic approaches in online counselling
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It often suits problems like anxiety, avoidance and life transitions by focusing on small steps and acceptance of difficult feelings.Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns in close relationships. It can help when trust, intimacy or repeated relationship problems are the issue by identifying patterns and trying different ways of relating.
Client-Centred Therapy centres on the person’s own thoughts and feelings and uses open, listening-based sessions. This approach can help people clarify what matters to them and make decisions about next steps.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Claire will discuss options with a person and help decide which methods to use based on their goals, preferences and practical needs. Decisions are made together and can change as the work progresses.
The profile does not list specific session formats, so please confirm which formats are offered before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling around daily life, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Registered or accredited professionals typically explain practical arrangements when you schedule the first appointment.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
5+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she work with most often?
Claire works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions, eating concerns, self-esteem and depression among other areas listed on her profile.
What is her therapeutic approach like?
She uses a blend of approaches including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, attachment-based ideas, client-centred practice, cognitive behavioural techniques and existential perspectives. The mix is used to respond to the issues someone brings.
How much experience does she have?
She has five years of experience working in counselling and psychotherapy settings.
Is she registered with a professional body and where does she practise?
Claire is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK book sessions?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What formats are available for sessions?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the profile does not specify particular session formats.
How are fees and getting started handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, select the See online counselling options button, complete the short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A membership or registration can be checked on the professional body's own register.
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