Clarinda Burns
Supportive counsellor blending practical and reflective care
About Clarinda
Clarinda Burns is a counsellor who uses a blend of approaches to help people face stress, anxiety, addiction and grief. She works to keep the client at the centre of each session and aims to make the therapeutic space calm and approachable. Clarinda brings 14 years of practice to her work and supports people through depression, trauma, relationship and intimacy-related concerns.
She begins by listening to what brought someone to counselling and helps them set clear, manageable goals.
Background and approach
Sessions are shaped around the individual, with practical structure and focus to help people make steady progress. This can include looking at patterns that affect mood, habits around eating or sleeping, or ways of coping with anger and career pressures. Clarinda draws on Attachment-Based, Client-Centred, Cognitive Behavioural and Psychodynamic ideas to guide the work.
That means she pays attention to how early relationships influence current feelings, values the person’s own aims, looks at thinking patterns that keep problems going, and explores deeper life themes when useful. People who are grieving, recovering from abuse, struggling with addictions, or managing life changes can expect a calm, steady presence in sessions.
Clarinda aims to help people feel more in control and better able to make decisions that suit their life. Her approach is practical and respectful. She helps people develop clearer self-understanding and tools they can use outside sessions.
Timeframes are discussed openly so people know what can be worked on and how progress will be measured.
What Clarinda works with
How Clarinda works
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Sessions & fees
Therapeutic approaches and online working
Clarinda commonly uses Attachment-Based and Client-Centred ideas alongside Cognitive Behavioural techniques. Attachment-Based work looks at how early relationships shape current reactions and can help with trauma, anxiety and relationship difficulties. Client-Centred work focuses on the person’s own goals and values, offering a respectful space where the counsellor follows the client’s lead. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) targets unhelpful thinking and helps people build practical skills for managing anxiety, mood and coping behaviours.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Clarinda will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs and aims. That decision is revisited as therapy progresses so the plan can adapt to new insights or changing priorities.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow a full face-to-face conversation when time and bandwidth permit. Phone sessions can be a good option for quick check-ins or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging suit shorter reflections, ongoing check-ins between sessions or people who express themselves better in writing. These options help people fit therapy into work, family or other commitments while keeping focus on what they want to achieve.
| 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
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 14 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
