Claire Smith
Compassionate practical therapy for life’s hard moments
About Claire
Claire Smith helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief and relationship struggles. She also supports those coping with trauma, eating and intimacy-related issues, parenting strain, anger and low self-esteem. Claire's approachable style aims to make difficult conversations feel manageable from the first session.
She works in a straightforward way. Sessions focus on what matters to the person and on small steps that can make daily life easier. Claire uses a mix of practical exercises and open conversation so people can try things between appointments.
Background and approach
Claire has four years of professional experience and holds BACP accreditation. She has worked in NHS children’s crisis services, including with people facing severe mental health challenges and high-risk situations. That background shapes a calm, steady approach when situations feel urgent or overwhelming.
People who are neurodiverse or who have ADHD, autism spectrum needs, or obsessive thoughts can find tailored support in her practice. She also works with issues such as abandonment, attachment concerns, codependency and communication problems. Claire adapts sessions to suit how each person prefers to work.
Her style blends Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and client-centred listening. That means practical tools sit alongside time to talk and make sense of experience. Sessions are offered in English and take place online by video, phone, live chat or text messaging.
To begin, a short matching questionnaire helps pair someone with Claire and a schedule is set according to availability. Payment uses a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
What Claire works with
How Claire works
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Sessions & fees
Therapeutic approaches for online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages people to notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choose actions that match their values. It can help with anxiety, low mood and coping with change.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and trying practical exercises to change behaviours. It is useful for managing anxiety, stress and mood and for developing specific coping strategies.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Claire will talk about different methods and decide with the person which fits their goals and style. That collaborative process means approaches can be adjusted as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. Video calls let people use visual cues and longer discussion; phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is low or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and messaging provide flexibility for brief updates or when writing feels more comfortable. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, family or other commitments and help maintain continuity when in-person meetings are difficult.
| 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
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- 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
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Experience
- 4 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
