Claire Laforges

• Relationship methods
• Mindfulness
• Attachment work

About Claire

Claire Laforges works on stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy-related issues, grief, addiction concerns and a wide range of emotional and life changes. She uses client-centred ways of working and attachment ideas to explore relationships and patterns. Claire is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has seven years of professional experience.

She has practised in community outreach settings and has provided counselling online and by phone. Her background includes work with adults and children and roles as a clinical supervisor. Claire has also worked as a psychosexual and intimate partner therapist and completed foundation-level BICA infertility training.

In sessions she draws on client-centred therapy to listen and reflect, and on attachment-based approaches to look at how early relationships affect current patterns. She also uses elements of the Gottman Method and Imago relationship work when relationship concerns are the focus.

Claire offers mindfulness techniques and motivational interviewing tools to help with stress, motivation and managing change. She aims to help people understand causes of anxiety, depression, grief and sexual dysfunction, and to develop practical ways to cope and make decisions.

She has particular experience with LGBT issues, parenting and blended family matters, adoption and foster care, chronic illness and caregiver stress, body image and eating concerns, and a range of personality and attachment difficulties. Sessions are arranged through the site’s booking process and use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

How her approaches are used in online counselling

Claire draws on client-centred therapy, attachment-based work and elements of the Gottman Method in online sessions. Client-centred therapy focuses on listening and reflecting to help people find their own solutions, and it is useful for stress, low mood and self-esteem issues.

Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape current patterns and can help with intimacy concerns, relationship difficulties and some forms of trauma. The Gottman Method offers practical tools and exercises for couples and partners to improve communication and manage conflict when relationship issues are being addressed.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Claire will discuss which methods suit the person’s needs, goals and preferences and will adapt the focus as progress is made. This is a collaborative process that looks at what helps most in day-to-day life.

The practical benefits of online counselling include fitting sessions around work and family routines, avoiding travel time and making it easier to attend from different locations. The original biography mentions phone and online work, so confirm current session formats before booking to check which options are available.

Topics Claire lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Relationship issues
• Grief
• Intimacy-related issues
• ADHD
• Addictions
• LGBT
• Family conflicts
• Trauma and abuse
• Eating disorders
• Sleeping disorders
• Parenting issues
• Anger management
• Self-esteem
• Career difficulties
• Bipolar disorder
• Depression
• Coping with life changes
• Coaching
• Compassion fatigue
• Abandonment
• Adoption and foster care
• Aging and geriatric issues
• Antisocial personality
• Attachment issues
• Autism and Asperger Syndrome
• Avoidant personality
• BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
• Blended family issues
• Body image
• Cancer
• Caregiver issues and stress
• Chronic pain, illness, and disability
• Co-morbidity
• Codependency
• Commitment issues
• Communication problems
• Control issues
• Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
• Dissociation
• Divorce and separation
• Domestic violence
• 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
• Hearing impaired
• Hoarding
• Hospice and end-of-life counselling
• Immigration issues
• Impulsivity
• Infidelity
• Intellectual disability
• Isolation and loneliness
• Jealousy
• Life purpose
• Men's issues
• Midlife crisis
• Money and financial issues
• Mood disorders
• Multicultural concerns
• Narcissism
• Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
• Panic disorder and panic attacks
• Paranoia
• Personality disorders
• Phobias
• Polyamory and non-monogamous relationships
• Postpartum depression
• Post-traumatic stress
• Pregnancy and childbirth
• Prejudice and discrimination
• Process addictions
• Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
• Self-harm
• Self-love
• Sex addiction
• Sexual assault and abuse
• Sexual dysfunction
• Sexuality
• Quitting smoking or vaping
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Somatization
• Traumatic brain injury
• Visually impaired
• Women's issues
• Workplace issues
• Young adult issues

Ways of working

• Attachment-Based Therapy
• Client-Centred Therapy
• Gottman Method
• Imago Relationship Therapy
• Mindfulness Therapy
• Motivational Interviewing
• Narrative Therapy
• Psychodynamic Therapy
• Solution-Focused Therapy
• Internal Family Systems
• Systemic Therapy

Questions about Claire

Does she work with anxiety and depression?

Yes. She helps people understand and manage anxiety and depression using client-centred and mindfulness approaches.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She practises client-centred counselling with attachment-based ideas and uses parts of the Gottman Method and Imago work for relationship issues.

How much experience does she have?

She has seven years of professional experience working in community settings, online and by phone.

Is she a registered counsellor in the UK?

She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).

Can I have sessions in languages other than English?

Sessions are offered in English.

Does she work with international clients?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

How much do sessions cost?

Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I start working with her?

Select the Talk to a counsellor online button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.