Claire Smith, BACP
4 years in practice
Claire Smith is a counsellor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and relationship concerns.
License and registration
- BACP
- 397220 · expires October 2026
- Years in practice
- 4
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the registration with the body that granted it.
About Claire
Claire Smith is a counsellor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and relationship concerns. She supports those coping with bereavement, parenting strain, career pressures and changes in life. Claire also works with people experiencing issues such as low self-esteem, anger, intimacy worries and eating concerns.
Claire uses a personal, respectful approach in sessions. She listens first and adapts conversations to each person. Her aim is to make space for difficult feelings and then work with practical steps for day-to-day life.
Background and approach
Her background includes four years of professional experience in mental health settings. That work has included supporting people with complex trauma and abuse, and time spent in an NHS children’s crisis unit where she met people with serious and high-risk needs. Claire has experience helping people who are neurodivergent and has worked with ADHD, autism and obsessive-compulsive concerns.
She blends different approaches to suit the person in front of her rather than following a single script. Claire holds BACP, which is the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy registration shown in her profile. She offers sessions in English and sees people based in the United Kingdom.
If someone is ready to begin, Claire asks them to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to her availability.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Claire lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Claire names
- Jungian Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Approaches that guide online sessions
Jungian therapy encourages people to look at dreams, symbols and personal stories to find meaning and new perspectives; it can help when someone wants deeper self-understanding and to make sense of recurring patterns. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on noticing thoughts and feelings without fighting them and taking action in line with personal values, which suits people dealing with anxiety, stress and life changes. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns and helps people build different ways of relating and managing conflict or insecurity.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Claire will discuss options and try approaches that fit a person’s goals and preferences. The therapist and client decide together which methods to use and adjust them as progress and needs change.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when bandwidth and time permit. Phone sessions can be a simpler check-in without video. Live chat and text messaging suit shorter updates or people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and daily life while still accessing registered or accredited professionals and therapists who use the approaches described.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Claire commonly help with?
Claire supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship and family issues, grief, parenting strain, eating concerns and career difficulties, among other areas.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She adopts a respectful, listening-led style and tailors conversations to each person. Sessions combine emotional exploration with practical steps to manage daily life.
What professional background does she have?
Claire has four years of professional experience and has worked in an NHS children’s crisis unit supporting people with severe mental health needs and high-risk presentations.
What credentials and location information are provided?
Claire lists BACP, which refers to the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. She is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available online?
Sessions can be conducted by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different preferences and schedules.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Costs vary with location and therapist arrangements; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
What should someone do to begin working with Claire?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire, then schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.
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