Claire Bottomley, BACP
Compassionate counselling for anxious and overwhelmed people
Book with ClaireAbout Claire
Claire Bottomley offers practical, down-to-earth counselling for people feeling stuck, anxious or overwhelmed. She is named in the first paragraph to help readers find her quickly. Claire listens without judgement and helps clients spot patterns that keep them stuck.
Sessions focus on small, doable steps so everyday life becomes easier to manage. Claire works from a person-centred base, which means the relationship matters most. She draws on other approaches where useful, such as cognitive behavioural ideas to change unhelpful thinking and psychodynamic thinking to look at how past experiences shape current feelings.
Background and approach
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ideas and solution-focused tasks are also used to support practical change. Her background includes a First Class Honours degree in Therapeutic Counselling and a Postgraduate Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy. She is an Accredited member of the British Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapists, which is recorded as BACP.
Claire describes five years of clinical experience working with adults and young people. Common concerns she supports include anxiety, stress, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, parenting strain, sleep problems, self-esteem and work-related stress. Additional focus areas include ADHD, attachment issues and eating or body image difficulties.
Sessions are conducted in English and international clients are accepted. Before booking, readers should confirm current session options and scheduling details using the site tools provided.
What Claire works with
Everything Claire lists, in their own terms. LGBT is the reason Claire is listed here; the rest shows what else Claire works with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Jealousy
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Claire lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How Claire's approaches work online
Claire uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice difficult thoughts and feelings and then commit to actions that match their values. This approach can be useful for anxiety, low mood and coping with life changes.She also uses Client-Centred Therapy, where the counsellor offers empathic listening and a non-judgemental space so clients can clarify what matters to them. This is helpful for building self-esteem and working through relationship or identity questions.
Finding the right blend of approaches is part of the work. Claire will discuss goals and preferences and together decide which methods fit best for the issues at hand. That collaborative planning helps make sessions practical and focused.
The original biography does not specify which online session formats are offered, so please confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, for example by reducing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins during a lunch break, or avoiding the need to be on camera when that is not wanted. Registered or accredited professionals often adapt exercises, worksheets and exposure tasks to work well over distance while keeping the focus on what the client wants to achieve.
Questions people ask about Claire
What kinds of difficulties does Claire help with?
Claire supports people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, grief and parenting strain, among other concerns listed in her profile.
How would you describe Claire's therapeutic style?
Her style is person-centred and collaborative, using pragmatic tools from cognitive behavioural and solution-focused work alongside psychodynamic ideas when helpful.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has five years of experience working with adults and young people on issues such as anxiety, panic, low mood and processing traumatic events.
What credentials and region are listed for this counsellor?
Claire is an Accredited member of the British Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapists (BACP) and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and she also accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options 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 begin working with Claire?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.
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