Claire Kelly, BACP
3 years in practice
Claire Kelly is a counsellor governed by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).
License and registration
- BACP
- 390985 · expires June 2026
- Years in practice
- 3
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the registration with the body that granted it.
About Claire
Claire Kelly is a counsellor governed by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). She brings three years of counselling experience alongside three decades of work as a bodyworker and holistic therapist. Claire offers steady, practical support for people facing life changes and difficult emotions.
Claire works in a person-centred way. Sessions aim to help people name what matters to them and follow their own inner sense of direction.
Background and approach
She listens without judgement and helps clients untangle confusing feelings so they can make clearer choices. Her work covers stress, anxiety and trauma, and she supports people coping with grief and long-term illness. She also helps with parenting strains, ADHD, intimacy-related issues and career concerns.
Compassion fatigue, abandonment and attachment-related worries are part of her focus too. Claire draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy to look at feelings in close relationships and to help people understand patterns that cause distress. She also uses client-centred principles, mindfulness practices and Internal Family Systems ideas to help people notice thoughts and parts of themselves with greater kindness.
Sessions can be conversational or use gentle body-awareness and mindfulness tools depending on what feels helpful. Claire aims to create a calm, non-judgemental space where people can try things out and make changes at a pace that suits them. She works in English and offers online formats for people in the United Kingdom and internationally.
The emphasis is on practical steps and simpler understanding rather than jargon, so people can start to feel a bit steadier day to day.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Claire lists on their public professional profile, 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 counseling
- 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 names
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Online support
Approach-driven online counselling and practical options
Claire uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) to help people understand how emotions shape important relationships and personal patterns. EFT focuses on identifying key feelings and changing unhelpful interaction cycles so people can feel more connected and less stuck.She also works in a client-centred way, which means sessions follow what the person brings and aim to build trust through attentive listening and acceptance. Mindfulness practices are used to help people notice thoughts and bodily reactions, which can be useful for stress, anxiety and coping with chronic illness.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Claire will talk through options and try methods that match the client's needs, goals and preferences. This is a collaborative process where adjustments are made as understanding grows.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video lets people read facial expression and tone, while phone calls need less bandwidth and can fit into busy days. Live chat and messaging are useful for shorter check-ins or when writing helps organise thoughts. These options aim to make therapy easier to fit into everyday life.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of problems does Claire help people with?
She supports people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting strains, ADHD, intimacy-related issues, career worries and compassion fatigue, among other concerns.
How would you describe Claire's therapeutic style?
Her style is person-centred and compassionate, with an emphasis on listening, mindfulness and helping people understand their feelings and patterns.
What experience does she bring to counselling?
Claire has three years of formal counselling experience and about thirty years' background as a bodyworker and holistic therapist.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is governed by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practices from the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international clients are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and Claire accepts clients from outside the United Kingdom.
What formats are available for sessions?
Sessions can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
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