Claire Phillips

BACP

United Kingdom

Compassionate person-centred counsellor guiding change

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At a glance

Credentials

BACP

Registration

BACP, United Kingdom / 267230

Experience

10 years

Languages

English

Location

United Kingdom

Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp.

1. • Person-centred approach
   • Motivational interviewing
   • Trauma-aware practice

   About Claire

   Claire Phillips is a BACP counsellor with ten years of professional experience. She offers a calm, person-centred presence where people can talk through hard feelings and confusing thoughts. Claire aims to make each session a space for honest conversation and steady support.

   She focuses on practical, everyday steps as much as emotional understanding. Claire uses approaches such as motivational interviewing and cognitive behavioural ideas alongside person-centred work. Sessions tend to centre on what the person wants to change and how to move toward that goal.

   Claire has worked in a wide range of settings over the last decade, including NHS surgeries, prisons and drop-in centres. She has experience supporting people presenting with self-harm, suicidal thoughts and substance misuse, and with young people from care settings.

   Her background also includes time living and working in South East Asia, and over twenty years living in South East London. This informs a culturally aware way of working and an openness to different life experiences. Claire talks plainly about how trauma can affect thinking, behaviour and the body.

   In sessions she helps people notice their strengths and make small changes that add up. She often combines talking with practical strategies for stress, sleep, appetite and mood. The overall aim is clearer choices and steadier day-to-day coping.

2. How Claire's approaches translate to online therapy

   Claire draws on motivational interviewing and attachment-aware, person-centred ways of working to support change. Motivational interviewing is a conversational style that helps people explore what they want to change and build their own reasons for doing so. Attachment-based ideas look at patterns in close relationships and how those patterns influence feelings and behaviour; these can be useful for relationship stress, trust issues and anxiety.
   
   Finding the right approach is part of the work. Claire will collaborate with each person to decide which methods feel most helpful given their goals, history and current needs. That may mean using reflective listening, brief behavioural tasks, or gentler exploration of past hurts depending on what fits.
   
   The biography does not list specific online formats, so confirm available session types before you book. In general, online work can make it easier to fit counselling around busy days, avoid travel time, or choose a shorter check-in when needed. It also allows people to keep therapy in their routine while they try out changes discussed in sessions.

4. Areas of expertise

   Primary focus

   Stress, AnxietyAddictionsTrauma and abuseSelf esteemDepression

   Also works with

   LGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementBipolar disorderCoping with life changesADHD

   Additional focus areas

   AbandonmentAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDParanoiaPersonality disordersPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

   Therapeutic approaches

   Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingTrauma-Focused Therapy

   Experience

   10+ years

   Listed in

   United Kingdom

   Languages

   English

5. Frequently asked questions

   What kinds of concerns can I bring to sessions?

   Claire works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, self-esteem and relationship or family difficulties.

   What is Claire's therapeutic style?

   She works in a person-centred way, using motivational interviewing and cognitive behavioural ideas. The focus is on listening, helping you clarify goals and finding practical steps you can try.

   How much experience does she have?

   Claire has been counselling professionally for ten years and has worked across NHS settings, prisons and drop-in centres during that time.

   Where is Claire based and what accreditation does she hold?

   She is based in the United Kingdom and is registered with the BACP as stated in her profile.

   Can I work with her if I'm outside the UK?

   Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients according to the profile information provided.

   What session formats are available?

   The original biography does not specify session formats, so please confirm current session options with the service before booking.

   How are fees and payment handled?

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

   How do I start working with Claire?

   Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

6. Online talk therapy is not emergency or medical care. Stopping or cutting down alcohol or other drugs can be unsafe without medical advice. In immediate danger? Crisis numbers

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