Claire Phillips
Gentle, practical counselling for complex problems
About Claire
Claire Phillips is a counsellor with ten years' experience and registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). She offers a calm, listening presence where people can say hard things and start to understand them. Claire aims to help individuals notice strengths and make manageable changes in day-to-day life.
Claire practises from a person-centred stance, focusing on what matters to each person. She draws on cognitive behavioural ideas to help with unhelpful thoughts and mindfulness to build steadier moments.
Background and approach
Motivational interviewing and attachment-based thinking also inform her way of working when dealing with difficult decisions and close relationships. Her background includes roles in NHS surgeries, prisons and drop-in centres, which shaped a practical approach to complex problems. She has experience with substance and alcohol issues, self-harm, traumatic stress and grief.
Claire has also worked with children in care home settings and with young adults, often where there were immediate safety concerns. Claire spent many years living and working in South East Asia and in South East London, and she brings cultural awareness to sessions. She aims to adapt how she works to fit each person’s background and life circumstances.
Her focus is on listening first, then helping people try small, realistic steps that suit their lives. People who choose Claire can expect straightforward language, steady support and practical tools to cope with anxiety, depression, addictions and relationship concerns. She sees therapy as a collaborative process where clients set the pace and goals.
What Claire works with
How Claire works
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Sessions & fees
How Claire blends approaches for online therapy
Claire uses a client-centred approach that puts the person's experience at the heart of sessions, offering listening and reflection so people can make sense of difficult feelings. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, is used to spot unhelpful thinking patterns and test small behavioural changes that can ease anxiety or depression.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Claire will collaborate with each person to decide which methods match their goals and preferences, and she adjusts the plan as progress is made. That shared decision-making helps keep sessions focused and relevant.
Online formats available include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues help, while phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging can suit people who prefer writing their thoughts or want flexible, brief contact. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family life and travel, while retaining continuity of care with a registered BACP counsellor.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
|---|---|
| Client ages | Adults, 18 and over |
| Fees | Subscription via BetterHelp, cancel anytime |
| Insurance | Not billed directly |
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Areas of focus
What this therapist works with
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 10 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
