- Years in practice
- 5
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Claire
Claire Howdle is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with five years of clinical experience. She supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression and relationship strain. She also helps clients dealing with trauma, addictions and parenting challenges.
Claire takes a person-focused approach. Sessions aim to be warm and non-judgemental so clients can talk openly about difficult topics. She adapts the work to each person rather than using a one-size-fits-all plan.
Background and approach
Her style blends practical techniques and reflection. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and mindfulness tools are used to help people manage symptoms and build new habits. Attachment-based conversations also come into play when past relationships affect current life.
Claire often helps people make sense of painful experiences such as abuse, grief or major life changes. She supports those coping with body image, addiction or emotional exhaustion and those trying to rebuild trust and intimacy after loss or hurt. Work in sessions can include short exercises, values-based goal setting and gentle exploration of past patterns.
Claire encourages clear communication and small, achievable steps so progress feels manageable. People looking for online sessions will find phone, video, live chat and text options. The process begins with a short matching questionnaire and scheduling, after which sessions run on a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
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.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Addictions
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Claire lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on values and committed action. It helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings while choosing steps that match what matters to them, often useful for anxiety, depression and parenting stress.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours connect. Online CBT commonly uses short exercises, homework and practical skills to reduce worry, manage mood and change unhelpful patterns.
Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early relationship patterns shape current connections. It can help people who struggle with intimacy, communication and trust by gently looking at relational habits and building new ways of relating.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Claire will collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their goals and preferences. She adjusts tools and pacing as needs emerge so sessions remain practical and relevant.
Online therapy offers practical benefits such as easier scheduling, fewer travel demands and flexible check-ins. Video calls let people use visual cues, phone sessions need less bandwidth, and live chat or text messaging can suit shorter check-ins or days when typing feels easier. Registered or accredited professionals use these formats to make therapy more accessible while keeping the focus on meaningful, goal-oriented work.
Questions people ask about Claire
What issues does this counsellor help with?
Claire works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions and parenting-related challenges.
How would you describe Claire's therapeutic style?
Her style is integrative and person-centred, combining practical exercises with reflective conversation. Techniques from CBT, ACT and mindfulness are used alongside attachment-focused thinking.
What experience does she bring?
She has five years of experience providing counselling and therapy to adults dealing with a variety of life and mental health challenges.
Is Claire registered with any professional body in the UK?
She holds BACP which denotes membership of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy as supplied in her credentials.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What formats are available for sessions?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does pricing and payment work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I get started with therapy?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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