Counsellor profile
Claire Laforges, BACP
United Kingdom
BACP counsellor - relationships and codependency
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- Credentials
- BACP
- Registration
- BACP, United Kingdom / 379909
- Experience
- 7 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- United Kingdom
About
- Attachment-based work
- Client-centred approach
- Mindfulness practice
About Claire
Claire Laforges is a BACP-registered counsellor in the United Kingdom with seven years of professional experience. She works with adults on stress, anxiety, relationships, grief, intimacy concerns and related issues such as ADHD, addictions and codependency. Sessions address problems that leave people putting others first, struggling to set boundaries, or losing sense of themselves in close relationships.
Claire uses client-centred work to listen to each person’s experience and reflect back what matters most. She draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how early and adult relationships shape patterns in current life. These approaches are used in clear, practical conversations rather than jargon-filled theory talks.
Her background includes outreach work in community settings, as well as online and phone sessions. She has practised as a psychosexual and intimate partner therapist and completed foundation-level BICA infertility training. Claire is also a clinical supervisor in the UK and brings that perspective to clinical thinking.
In sessions she combines mindfulness techniques and relational methods such as the Gottman and Imago approaches to help people notice thinking and behaviour patterns. That can include talking through setting boundaries, managing anger, coping with grief, or improving communication in close relationships.
People can expect straightforward tools and reflective conversation. Claire aims to respond to messages within 24 hours on weekdays and keeps availability updated twice weekly. To begin she asks people to use the online matching process and schedule a first session.
How sessions work
How Claire’s approaches work in online sessions
Claire often uses attachment-based work to explore how past and current relationships shape someone's reactions today. This approach helps when patterns repeat across friendships or romantic partnerships and when people struggle with trust or closeness.She also practises client-centred therapy which focuses on listening and reflecting what matters to the person in front of her. That method helps people clarify their own priorities, feel heard, and decide what changes to try next.
Finding the right approach is something Claire plans with each person. She will talk about goals and preferences, and suggest which methods to try first. This is a collaborative process and can change as work progresses.
Claire has experience working online and by phone, and she recommends confirming the current session formats before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions around daily life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be a simpler option for a quick conversation. Registered or accredited professionals can offer similar practical benefits, and Claire will discuss the best format when arranging the first meeting.
Areas of focus
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
7+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Does she help with people-pleasing and boundary issues?
Yes. She works with relationship patterns like people-pleasing, difficulty saying no, and codependency in close relationships.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses client-centred listening and attachment-based ideas, with practical tools from mindfulness and relational methods.
How much experience does she have?
Claire has seven years of professional experience working in clinical and community settings.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is BACP registered and practises in the United Kingdom.
Can I work with her in a language other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.