Counsellor profile
Claire Smith, BACP
Counsellor - anxiety and relationships
See online counselling options- CBT
- ACT
- Attachment work
About Claire
Counsellor and member of the BACP, Claire Smith has four years of professional experience supporting people with anxiety, low mood, bereavement, relationship and family concerns, and complex trauma and abuse. She practised in the UK and has worked in an NHS children's crisis unit where she supported people with severe mental health needs and high risk presentations.
Claire uses clear, practical conversations in sessions. She draws on cognitive behavioural therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, dialectical behaviour therapy, attachment-based work and client-centred approaches. Sessions focus on helping people name and understand difficulties, build coping skills and try new ways of responding.
She has experience working with neurodiversity, including ADHD and autism, and with obsessive-compulsive concerns. Claire also supports those dealing with grief, parenting strain, career challenges, relationship and intimacy-related issues, and problems around self-esteem and anger.
In the room she aims to be direct and respectful. She will listen to what matters most and work with the person to agree on practical steps and goals. Discussions may include specific strategies from CBT and DBT, alongside exploration of attachment patterns when relevant.
Claire asks people to use the site matching process to book a first session. Costs vary with location and are managed via a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. Sessions are conducted in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
Therapeutic approaches and online counselling
Claire frequently uses cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT). CBT looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions and helps people try different ways of thinking and behaving to reduce symptoms such as anxiety or low mood.She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). ACT encourages people to clarify what matters to them and to take action in line with those values while learning ways to live alongside difficult thoughts and feelings.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Claire will discuss what is most helpful for each person and will agree collaboratively on techniques and goals as therapy progresses.
The biography does not list specific online session formats. Please confirm which formats are currently offered before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling around work, childcare and other commitments. They can also allow shorter check-ins when needed, or sessions without video if that helps someone engage more comfortably.
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Experience
4+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What sorts of problems does she help with?
She works with anxiety, low mood, bereavement, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, and related issues such as self-esteem, anger and intimacy problems.
What therapeutic style does she use?
She combines client-centred listening with active strategies from CBT, ACT and DBT and will look at attachment patterns when helpful.
How many years of experience does she have?
Claire has four years of professional experience, including work in a children’s crisis unit within the NHS in the UK.
Which professional body is she a member of?
She is listed with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Select the See online counselling options button, complete the short matching questionnaire and then 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.
Online counselling is not emergency care. In an emergency call 999, or see the help numbers.