Claire Lewis

• Person-centred therapy
• CBT techniques
• Grief and loss

About Claire

Claire Lewis helps with stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, grief and self-esteem through an integrative counselling style that draws on person-centred work alongside psychodynamic, Gestalt, cognitive behavioural and solution-focused ideas. She is an Accredited Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has four years post‑qualification experience.

Claire works in short-term and longer-term ways depending on need. Much of her recent work has been in an employee assistance programme offering brief interventions. She has also supported neurodiverse university students for three years, often over medium to long periods.

In sessions she uses person-centred principles, which means listening without judgement and reflecting what clients say. She combines that with psychodynamic thinking to look at past patterns, Gestalt to notice what is happening in the room, cognitive behavioural techniques to address current thinking and behaviour, and solution-focused tools to set and reach small goals.

Typical issues she helps people with include stress, anxiety, relationship strain, family conflict, bereavement and loss, motivation difficulties, and low self-esteem. She also has experience with concerns such as attachment and abandonment, autism and Asperger Syndrome, blended family challenges, caregiver stress, and jealousy.

Sessions are delivered from the United Kingdom and are provided in English. Claire works with people across a range of difficulties and matches the length of work to each person’s circumstances.

How her approaches fit with online counselling

Claire draws on several evidence-based techniques. Person-centred work focuses on listening and reflecting so clients feel understood; this helps with emotional issues like grief and low self-esteem. Cognitive behavioural techniques address unhelpful thoughts and behaviours with practical exercises, useful for anxiety and stress. Psychodynamic ideas look at patterns from earlier life to understand recurring relationship or attachment problems.

Deciding which approach to use is part of the collaborative process. The counsellor will discuss goals, preferences and the issues at hand, and together they will agree which methods to try and for how long. This helps shape short-term or longer-term plans as needed.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy life, for example by saving travel time, allowing shorter check-ins between commitments, or offering sessions when getting to a clinic would be difficult. Registered or accredited professionals can offer these practical benefits while working to adapt methods such as CBT exercises or person-centred reflection for remote sessions.

Topics Claire lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Relationship issues
• Family conflicts
• Grief
• Self-esteem
• Abandonment
• Antisocial personality
• Attachment issues
• Autism and Asperger Syndrome
• Blended family issues
• Caregiver issues and stress
• Commitment issues
• Communication problems
• Divorce and separation
• Domestic violence
• Family of origin issues
• Forgiveness
• Guilt and shame
• Isolation and loneliness
• Jealousy
• Money and financial issues
• Multicultural concerns
• Narcissism
• Prejudice and discrimination
• Self-harm
• Self-love
• Sexual assault and abuse
• Sexuality
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Workplace issues

Questions about Claire

Does she work with anxiety?

Yes. Anxiety and stress are listed areas she helps people with, using a mix of approaches to address current symptoms and coping strategies.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She practises an integrative approach with a person-centred base, plus psychodynamic, Gestalt, cognitive behavioural and solution-focused elements.

How much experience does she have?

She has four years of post-qualification experience, including work in an employee assistance programme and several years supporting neurodiverse students.

Is she a member of a professional body and where is she based?

She is an Accredited Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises from the United Kingdom.

What languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the UK work with her?

International clients are not currently accepted; she works with people in the United Kingdom.

How much do sessions cost?

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

How do I start a session with her?

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