Claire Smith, BACP
4 years in practice
Claire Smith is a counsellor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression and relationship or family concerns.
License and registration
- BACP
- 397220 · expires October 2026
- Years in practice
- 4
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the registration with the body that granted it.
About Claire
Claire Smith is a counsellor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression and relationship or family concerns. She also supports people coping with grief, trauma and abuse, parenting pressures, work stress and changes in life. Claire works with issues such as anger, self-esteem, intimacy and body image, plus neurodiversity-related needs like ADHD and autism.
She draws on several ways of working to match each person's needs. Claire uses existential ideas to focus on meaning and choice, and she brings in practical tools from cognitive behavioural therapy to tackle unhelpful thinking patterns.
Background and approach
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy techniques and attachment-based thinking shape how she helps people build values-driven goals and safer relating. Claire has four years of professional experience in the United Kingdom. Her background includes work in a children’s crisis service where she encountered complex and high-risk presentations.
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, listed as BACP. In sessions she aims for a respectful, sensitive and compassionate tone. Conversations and any plan are tailored to the person in front of her rather than a one-size-fits-all approach.
She emphasises collaboration so people can set goals that fit their daily life. Starting therapy can feel daunting and Claire acknowledges that first step. She will work at a pace that feels manageable while helping people practise new ways of coping and relating.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Claire lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- 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
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Claire names
- Existential Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Approaches that suit online work and everyday life
Existential therapy looks at meaning, choice and the tensions people face. It helps when someone wants to understand values, life direction or the emotional weight of difficult events. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on noticing thoughts and committing to actions that reflect personal values; it is useful for anxiety, low mood and coping with change.Attachment-Based Therapy examines how early patterns of relating affect current relationships and emotional safety. It can support people dealing with trust, intimacy or communication problems by identifying relational habits and offering alternative responses.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, explore what feels helpful and combine methods as needed. Decisions are collaborative so each plan fits the person’s needs and preferences rather than following a fixed protocol.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. Video suits deeper conversations and visual connection. Phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for a quicker check-in. Live chat and text messaging work well for shorter reflections or when writing helps to organise thoughts. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit around work, family and day-to-day life.
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Questions people ask
What concerns can be addressed in therapy?
Claire supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and family concerns, grief, eating and intimacy-related issues, parenting strain, anger, self-esteem and career matters.
How would you describe the therapeutic style?
Sessions combine exploration of meaning with practical exercises. Conversations aim to be respectful, sensitive and collaborative to help people find workable changes.
What experience does the counsellor have?
She has four years of professional experience and has worked in a children’s crisis unit within the NHS, including with high-risk and complex mental health presentations.
What credentials and location are listed?
Claire is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP, and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
Work is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different preferences and schedules.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
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