Claire Tristram
Practical support for stress and relationships
About Claire
Claire Tristram helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, low mood or problems in relationships. She writes in a straightforward way and invites people to talk about difficult feelings. Claire aims to make the first step easier for someone who is nervous about starting therapy.
Claire has worked in the UK for 15 years and holds BACP registration, which is listed as her professional credential. Over that time she has supported people dealing with trauma and abuse, intimacy-related concerns, addictions and eating difficulties.
Background and approach
She also works with issues around parenting, anger and self-esteem. Her approach is to build an open, non-judgemental space in the session. Claire encourages clients to speak freely about their thoughts and feelings.
She listens and helps people find ways to cope and make changes that feel manageable. Claire pays attention to practical problems such as communication breakdowns, control issues and isolation or loneliness. She also helps people consider life purpose and what matters to them as they move forward.
Sessions are collaborative and paced to suit each person. People who choose Claire can expect a calm, steady presence and straightforward guidance. She supports clients as they explore difficult experiences and look for steps towards a more fulfilling life.
What Claire works with
Sessions & fees
Therapeutic approaches and online options
Claire uses straightforward, evidence-based techniques that help people make sense of difficult emotions and take practical steps forward. One common approach focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and finding more balanced ways of seeing situations, which can reduce anxiety and low mood. Another approach concentrates on processing past distressing experiences and building safer ways of relating, which can support recovery after trauma and abuse.Choosing the right approach is part of the work itself. Claire will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and agree a plan together. That collaborative process helps decide which techniques to try and how quickly to move between them.
Online therapy offers flexibility and practical benefits. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation from different locations, phone sessions work well when a simpler check-in is needed, live chat is useful for people who prefer shorter written exchanges, and text-based messaging can suit those who want ongoing written support. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family or travel and to pick the format that feels most comfortable.
| 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
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Experience
- 15 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
