Clair Atkinson
Calm, person-focused counselling for life’s challenges
About Clair
Clair Atkinson works with people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem, depression and relationship or intimacy-related concerns. She supports those struggling with eating and sleeping problems, parenting strain, anger, career change, compassion fatigue and ADHD. Clair also focuses on attachment and abandonment issues, body image, chronic illness and caregiver stress.
Clair trained to Masters level in Counselling and Psychotherapy and holds BACP registration. She also draws on 33 years’ experience as a registered nurse to inform her understanding of illness, pain and complex life events.
Background and approach
Her background spans a range of settings where she has helped people manage difficult emotions. Her way of working puts the person at the centre. She believes people know their own stories and have strengths to build on.
In sessions Clair listens without judgement and reflects what she hears so clients can notice patterns and make choices. Clair offers a calm, empathetic presence rather than directive advice. She helps clients talk through painful memories, cope with loss, and build self-worth.
Goals are practical and set together, so each step feels manageable. People meet Clair when they want steady support during change. She will work at a pace that feels right and adapt to what each person needs.
The emphasis is on understanding feelings, finding ways to cope, and moving towards healthier routines and relationships.
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Sessions & fees
How client-centred therapy works online
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on a respectful, non‑judgemental conversation. The therapist listens deeply and reflects back what she hears so the person can discover their own way forward. This approach helps with feelings like anxiety, grief, low self-worth and trouble making decisions.Clair will use that client-centred way of working to tailor sessions to each person. Finding the best approach is a collaborative process - she will ask about goals, preferences and what feels manageable, then adapt methods as the work progresses. Together they set small, practical steps that fit the client’s life.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to give flexible access. Video calls are useful for a face-to-face feel, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits shorter check-ins and text messaging can fit into busy days. These options make it easier to keep therapy going around work, caregiving and other commitments.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
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| Client ages | Adults, 18 and over |
| Fees | Subscription via BetterHelp, cancel anytime |
| Insurance | Not billed directly |
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Areas of focus
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 5 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
