Claire Reynolds
Compassionate, practical support for everyday struggles
About Claire
Claire Reynolds offers calm, practical support for people feeling overwhelmed by life’s pressures. She specialises in common concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression and relationship difficulties. Claire works in a warm, non-judgemental way so clients can talk things through at a pace that feels right.
Claire is a BACP member, which means she follows professional standards set by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. She has four years' experience working with issues ranging from parenting stresses and family problems to addiction, grief and trauma.
Background and approach
Her practice also covers matters like self-esteem, eating and sleeping difficulties, anger and career transition. Her style blends client-centred work with practical techniques from cognitive behavioural therapy. That means conversations focus on what matters to the person while also using straightforward tools to challenge unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviours.
Sessions are tailored to each person’s values and goals rather than a one-size-fits-all plan. Claire offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and routines. Therapy is provided in English and is currently offered to people in the United Kingdom.
Sessions are arranged through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, people use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability. Claire aims to help clients build clarity, resilience and small practical changes that make daily life easier.
What Claire works with
How Claire works
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Sessions & fees
How Claire’s approaches work online
Claire uses client-centred therapy to place the person’s experience at the heart of each session. This approach focuses on listening, acceptance and helping people make sense of their feelings so they can try things that feel more manageable.She also draws on cognitive behavioural therapy or CBT to introduce clear, practical steps. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing small behaviour changes to reduce anxiety, low mood or difficulties with sleep and eating.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Claire will discuss goals and preferences and together decide whether a more exploratory client-centred style or a structured CBT plan is a better fit. The plan can change as the client’s needs evolve, and adjustments are made in collaboration.
Online sessions offer flexibility and accessibility for busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when working through emotional material matters. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for quick check-ins. Live chat and text-based messaging suit shorter, more frequent contact or times when writing feels more helpful. Registered or accredited professionals, including therapists, use these formats to make therapy more adaptable to different routines and locations.
| 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
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Postpartum depression
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 4 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
