Counsellor profile
Claire James, BACP
Based in United Kingdom · 4 years of experience
Counsellor specialising in relationships and loss
Continue with ClaireAt a glance
- Registration
- BACP, United Kingdom (389246)
- Qualifications
- BACP
- Experience
- 4 years
- Languages
- English
- Based in
- United Kingdom
Details come from information Claire supplied to BetterHelp.
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Grief and bereavement
- Relationship difficulties
About Claire
BACP. 4 years' professional experience. Claire James is a BACP counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with four years of professional experience in both agency and private practice settings. She works with people facing relationship problems, grief, anger, depression and coping with life changes, and also addresses concerns such as codependency, commitment issues, domestic violence, emptiness, fatherhood issues, forgiveness, infidelity, jealousy and self-harm.
Claire describes her core approach as client-centred counselling. She aims to involve clients in planning their work and reviews progress regularly. Conversations focus on identifying repeating patterns, triggers and the everyday behaviours that keep problems going. She uses discussion and negotiation to help people consider different perspectives and make practical changes.
Her background includes voluntary work with homeless young people and placements in colleges while training. Claire also notes experience supporting people dealing with faith and spirituality as part of their concerns, and she can refer or signpost to other services when an issue falls outside her scope.
Sessions commonly address practical aims such as preparing for job interviews or managing major life events, as well as deeper issues like trauma, loss and long-term relationship patterns. Claire emphasises working with the person’s strengths while helping them recognise unhelpful coping strategies such as avoidance, substance use or perfectionism.
People who want to start are invited to use the site process for matching and booking so they can plan initial sessions and decide how to proceed.
How Claire uses client-centred work online
Client-Centred Therapy places the person’s experience at the centre of each session. The counsellor listens without directing the outcome and helps clients find their own solutions; this approach is often used for relationship issues, loss and low mood. It focuses on understanding how a person sees their life and what meanings they give to events. Claire also describes integrating other counselling models as needed. Integration means she may draw on different ways of working in discussion with the client to address patterns, triggers and practical goals. This collaborative planning helps when people want both short-term problem solving and longer-term personal development. Finding the right approach is part of the work. She will help clients decide what methods to try based on their needs, goals and preferences, and will review progress together as therapy continues. Please confirm the session formats Claire currently offers before booking as the biography does not list specific formats. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week and can reduce travel time. Different formats can suit different practical needs - for example, a phone check-in may be shorter and use less data, whereas a video session can allow face-to-face conversation. Registered or accredited professionals and therapists commonly use these options to help people maintain continuity of care while balancing everyday commitments.Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
4+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she work with?
She works with relationship problems, grief, anger, depression and coping with life changes, and also addresses codependency, commitment issues, domestic violence, emptiness, fatherhood issues, forgiveness, infidelity, jealousy and self-harm.
What is her counselling style?
She practises client-centred counselling and involves clients in planning and reviewing their work through discussion and negotiation.
How much experience does she have?
Claire has four years of professional experience working in both agency settings and independent private practice.
Is she a BACP counsellor and where is she based?
She is listed with BACP and works in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients see her?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies by location; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin counselling with her?
Select the See online counselling options button, complete the short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session.
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