About me
Hi, I’m Claire, a therapeutic integrative counsellor and counselling tutor. I offer a warm, down-to-earth style of working and support clients from a wide range of backgrounds using a compassionate, client-centred approach.
I have particular experience in previous work supporting survivors of sexual assault and abuse, in a counselling agency set up by The Survivors Trust. In addition, I have supported university students and teaching staff, developing a strong understanding of the challenges of balancing academic or professional pressures with personal wellbeing.
As a counselling tutor I support student counsellors, delivering Counselling and Psychotherapy Awarding Body (CPCAB) courses, while fostering growth and professional development.
My previous graduate and postgraduate studies sparked a long standing interest in intersectionality, culture and society, and how these factors shape peoples experiences. I approach my work with a strong commitment to inclusivity and anti-oppressive practice. I value and respect the many ways our identities, such as race, class, religion, sexuality, and gender shape our experiences and journeys.
I recognise that experiences of distress do not exist in isolation, but are often shaped by broader social, cultural, and systemic contexts. Therapy can be a place to explore how these influences have impacted you, while also honouring your strengths, resilience, and lived experience.
Qualifications
- Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling (Integrative) – BACP-approved qualification awarded by the Counselling and Psychotherapy Central Awarding Body (CPCAB)
- Counselling Skills and Counselling Studies – Qualifications awarded by CPCAB
- Level 3 Award in Education and Training (RQF) - Training Qualifications UK
- BA (Hons) Cultural Studies – Staffordshire University
- MA International Relations and Affairs – University of Reading
- Phased Oriented Trauma Model
- Parts Work
- How to Manage Power, Control, Boundary and Attachment Dynamics when Working with Survivors of Complex Trauma ‘Being with’ rather than ‘doing to’
- Working with male survivors of sexual abuse
- Equality and Diversity
- Introduction to Existential Therapy
- Safeguarding Adults
Professional Practice
- Regular clinical supervision with an experienced, accredited supervisor
- Continuing professional development
- Current Basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) certificate
- Full professional insurance
- Registered with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO)
- Adherence to GDPR and data protection standards