- Years in practice
- 3
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
- Focus
- Grief
About Claire
Claire Exley is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with three years of professional experience. She focuses on practical support for people facing relationship strain, grief, low self-esteem, mood difficulties and major life changes. Claire aims to create a respectful, sensitive space where someone can speak openly about what is troubling them.
She tailors conversations to each person's needs rather than using a one-size-fits-all plan. Sessions often centre on understanding current patterns, identifying small changes, and practising ways to cope between meetings.
Background and approach
Claire uses a client-centred approach that keeps the person’s priorities in view. Common topics she supports include stress, anxiety, depression, parenting concerns, sleep difficulties, anger and issues around intimacy. She also works with people dealing with attachment wounds, abandonment, codependency and the fallout from separation or bereavement.
Her approach suits those wanting clear, straightforward help to manage day-to-day pressures and emotional pain. Claire will listen for what matters most to each person and then agree practical steps together. This might involve learning new ways to respond in difficult moments, improving communication, or finding strategies to sleep or cope better.
She aims to help people feel steadier and more able to face the next steps in their life. Sessions are offered in English and Claire accepts international clients. Her registration is with BACP and she works online using video, phone, live chat or text-based messaging.
What Claire works with
Everything Claire lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Claire helps people with.
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Codependency
- Control issues
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Sexual assault and abuse
Approaches Claire lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How client-centred therapy works online
Client-centred therapy places the person’s own experience at the heart of the process. The counsellor listens closely, reflects what they hear, and follows the client’s pace and priorities. This approach helps when people need support to process grief, relationship strain, parenting worries or low self-esteem.Claire emphasises a straightforward, collaborative way of working. She will help a person identify goals and decide which techniques or conversations feel most useful. Finding the right approach is a shared process, and adjustments are made as needs and priorities change over time.
Online sessions offer practical flexibility. Video calls let people read non-verbal cues and work through deeper issues. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be easier if someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for short check-ins, messaging between sessions or when someone wants to reflect in writing. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, childcare and other commitments.
Questions people ask about Claire
What concerns can Claire help with?
She supports people with relationship problems, family issues, grief, low self-esteem, stress, anxiety, trauma and mood difficulties including depression and bipolar.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Claire uses a client-centred approach that focuses on the person’s priorities and experience, and adapts sessions to each individual’s needs.
How much experience does she have?
She has three years of professional experience working with a range of emotional and life concerns.
What credentials and region are relevant?
Claire is registered with BACP and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and she also accepts international clients.
What session formats are offered?
She works online using video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging.
How are costs handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability and sessions are provided through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I get started with therapy?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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