Counsellor profile
Claire Smith, BACP
United Kingdom
BACP counsellor - Relationships and codependency
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- Credentials
- BACP
- Registration
- BACP, United Kingdom / 397220
- Experience
- 4 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- United Kingdom
About
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Attachment-based work
- CBT and DBT skills
About Claire
Claire Smith is a BACP-registered counsellor working in the United Kingdom with four years of professional experience. She helps people who are struggling with anxiety, low mood, relationship and family problems, trauma and abuse, and issues linked to parenting, grief and life change.
Claire has experience alongside acute clinical settings, including work within a children’s crisis unit where she encountered severe mental health presentations. That background means she is familiar with high-risk situations and complex needs, and with practical ways to manage intense feelings.
Her approach draws on several evidence-informed methods, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, attachment-focused work, client-centred listening, cognitive behavioural techniques and elements of Dialectical Behaviour Therapy. In sessions she focuses on clear conversation, learning coping skills and noticing patterns that keep people stuck.
Claire also has experience supporting people with neurodiversity, including ADHD and autism, and with difficulties such as OCD. She works with concerns around self-esteem, codependency, communication and control, and around grief or life transitions.
To begin she asks people to complete a short matching questionnaire and then book a first session. Sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time, and costs vary by location.
How sessions work
How Claire uses therapeutic approaches in online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and make choices that align with their values. It is useful for anxiety, low mood and getting unstuck when habits or people-pleasing take over.Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current patterns. It helps people identify attachment needs, understand reactions in close relationships, and try new ways of connecting or setting boundaries.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Claire will discuss goals and preferences with each person and agree together which methods to use. That collaborative decision can change as practical skills or emotional understanding are needed.
The profile does not specify which online session formats are offered, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, and remove travel time. It can also mean choosing audio-only sessions when not wanting to be on camera, or using video when visual connection helps the conversation. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt sessions to suit day-to-day life and commitments.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
4+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Can she help with people-pleasing and codependent patterns?
Yes. Claire lists codependency, relationship problems and communication issues among the concerns she works with.
What style of therapy does she use in sessions?
She uses a mix of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, attachment-based approaches, client-centred listening, CBT techniques and some DBT skills to help clients notice patterns and learn practical coping strategies.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Claire has four years of professional experience, including work in a children's crisis unit within the NHS where she worked with severe mental health presentations.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Does she work in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK book with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What formats are used for sessions and how much do they cost?
The original profile does not list specific session formats; costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How do I start working with her?
Use 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.