- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
About Claire
Claire Cowper is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom with four years of professional experience. She works with adults who are carrying stress, anxiety, relationship strain, family conflict, grief, and depression. Claire also addresses concerns tied to abandonment, adoption and foster care, and parenting strains.
She uses straightforward conversation to help people sort through what feels overwhelming. Sessions focus on understanding patterns, noticing how thoughts and feelings link to behaviour, and finding small changes that make daily life easier. Practical tools from cognitive behavioural approaches are offered alongside person-centred listening.
Claire draws on psychodynamic ideas to look at past experiences that keep repeating in the present. She also uses Internal Family Systems to help people speak with different parts of themselves - the worried part, the hurt part, and the part that wants relief. These methods are explained in simple terms and used as fits the person sitting in front of her.
People bring a wide range of concerns, including chronic illness, caregiving stress, communication problems, and issues around separation or blended families. Claire pays attention to how family history, adoption or fatherhood experiences can affect current relationships.
She works in English and asks new clients to complete a short matching questionnaire to begin. Session arrangements and costs vary with location and operate through a cancellable subscription, so Claire encourages people to check the current options before booking.
How therapeutic approaches are used in online sessions
Claire commonly brings together Client-Centred Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting so people can speak honestly about what they feel and think. It helps when someone needs straightforward, non-judgemental space to sort things out. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions link together and offers practical strategies to test new ways of thinking and behaving.Finding the right approach is part of the work itself. Claire discusses goals and preferences with each person and together they decide which methods are most useful. This is a collaborative process and the plan can change as progress is made or new issues appear.
The original biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm the current online session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit appointments around work, health needs or caring responsibilities, avoid travel time, or use shorter check-ins when bandwidth or attention is limited. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt the mix of talking, exercises and practical tools to suit how someone prefers to meet and what they want to work on.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
4+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflict, grief and depression, and related concerns such as abandonment or parenting strains.
How does she approach guilt or shame?
She uses a mix of client-centred conversation, CBT techniques and parts work to help people name and understand feelings of guilt and shame.
What experience does she have?
Claire has four years of professional experience working with adults on mood, loss and relationship difficulties.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is registered with the BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.
Does she work in other languages or with international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are offered?
The biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm the current session options before booking.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions are provided through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.