Claire Kelly, BACP
Claire Kelly is a counsellor governed by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) with three years of counselling experience.
About Claire
Claire Kelly is a counsellor governed by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) with three years of counselling experience. She draws on a longer background as a bodyworker and holistic practitioner to bring a rounded perspective to emotional challenges. Claire aims to create a calm, non-judgemental space where people can talk openly about what matters to them.
She walks alongside clients as they make changes and find more fulfilment in life.
Background and approach
Claire helps with everyday stress and anxiety as well as more painful events such as grief, trauma and chronic illness. She also supports people dealing with parenting strain, ADHD, intimacy worries and career pressures. Compassion fatigue, caregiver stress and issues around attachment and abandonment are included in her focus areas.
Her work is rooted in person-centred practice, which means she listens carefully and follows each person's pace. She also uses emotionally focused ideas to look at how feelings shape close relationships. Mindfulness tools and internal family systems ideas are offered to help people notice patterns and work with them gently.
Sessions are practical and conversational. Claire helps people identify what matters, notice unhelpful patterns, and try small changes between sessions. She explains approaches plainly and adapts them to individual needs.
People come for support with body image, codependency, communication problems and chronic pain or illness, among other concerns. Claire accepts clients from the United Kingdom and internationally and works in English.
Registration
| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 390985 | June 2026 |
Registration details are as listed on the counsellor's public profile. You can check any number with the registering body.
Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
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Focus areas and approaches
What Claire works with
Everything Claire lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- ADHD
- Intimacy-related issues
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Claire lists
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Online support
Mindfulness techniques are also offered to build present-moment awareness and reduce stress. These practices can help with anxiety, chronic pain and compassion fatigue by teaching simple ways to pause and respond rather than react. Claire will discuss these options and help choose an approach that fits the client’s needs, goals and preferences in a collaborative way.
Online sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to make therapy flexible and practical. Video calls are good for face-to-face conversation and visual connection, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and text-based options suit brief check-ins or people who prefer writing. These choices let people fit therapy around work, caring responsibilities and travel, while keeping the therapeutic relationship central.
Frequently asked
What concerns does Claire commonly help with?
She supports people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief and parenting strain. Other areas include ADHD, intimacy issues, career matters and compassion fatigue.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is person-centred and conversational, with an emphasis on listening and following the client. She blends emotionally focused work, mindfulness and internal parts work when helpful.
What experience does she bring to sessions?
Claire has three years of counselling experience and many additional years working as a bodyworker and holistic practitioner. She combines counselling skills with a broader somatic background.
Where is she based and what credential does she hold?
She practices in the United Kingdom and is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, listed as BACP.
Which languages and international arrangements are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available online?
Work can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and preferences.
How are costs and payments handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist arrangements; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
What should I do to begin therapy?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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