Counsellor profile
Claire Payne, NCPS
Counsellor - Trauma and workplace stress
See online counselling options- Person centred
- Gestalt
- CBT
About Claire
Counsellor Claire Payne is NCPS registered and has three years of private counselling experience in the United Kingdom. She focuses on family issues, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, career concerns and compassion fatigue, and speaks English. Claire works with people who want short or longer term support and asks that clients complete a short matching questionnaire before booking.
Claire describes her approach as integrative. She draws on person-centred, Gestalt and cognitive behavioural therapy, and uses Sand Tray work when words are hard to find. That means sessions can include talking, practical exercises and sometimes symbolic, hands-on work with objects to help express feelings.
She reports previous work in social care settings for many years prior to her current counselling practice, bringing direct experience with trauma and early-years impact. Her background includes work with workplace stress, burnout and compassion fatigue, as well as domestic and sexual abuse and attachment difficulties.
In sessions Claire aims to move at each person’s pace. She adapts methods to what helps most in the room, and supports exploration of guilt, shame, isolation and communication problems. Issues such as life purpose, midlife change, divorce and separation, and pregnancy-related concerns are also listed as areas she works with.
Claire offers remote sessions nationwide from her practice base in Torbay, Devon and face-to-face work locally. Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, clients select the See online counselling options button, complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
Therapeutic approaches used for remote counselling
Claire works with a small number of established methods. Person-centred work focuses on listening and following what matters most to the client, helping people speak about their concerns and decide what to address next. Gestalt approaches look at present-moment experience and how patterns show up in relationships and feelings, which can help with attachment and communication issues. Cognitive behavioural techniques identify links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and offer practical ways to try different reactions when stress or anxiety are present.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Claire will discuss different methods and try what seems most useful, adjusting choices with the client’s preferences and goals. This is a collaborative way to see what helps in practice rather than starting with a fixed plan.
The profile notes both face-to-face work locally in Torbay, Devon and remote sessions offered nationwide. If you want to use remote sessions, confirm the exact session formats available before booking. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions around work or family commitments, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight.
Areas of expertise
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Experience
3+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What issues does she commonly help with?
She works with family concerns, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, career matters and compassion fatigue. The profile also notes related areas such as attachment issues, isolation and workplace stress.
How would sessions feel in terms of approach?
Claire uses an integrative approach combining person-centred, Gestalt and cognitive behavioural methods. Sand Tray work can be offered when people find it hard to put feelings into words.
What is her professional background?
She has three years of private counselling experience and many more years of prior work in social care settings. That background informs her work with trauma and early-years impact.
Which professional body is she registered with?
She is registered with NCPS as stated in her profile. Her practice is based in the United Kingdom.
In what language are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted according to the profile.
What session formats are available?
The biography mentions face-to-face work locally in Torbay, Devon and remote nationwide sessions. Confirm the current session options before booking.
How are sessions arranged and what do they cost?
Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. To start, 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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