Claire Kuyper

Claire Kuyper is an ACA counsellor in Australia with 17 years of professional experience. She helps people who are feeling stuck by working with stress, anxiety, grief, low self‑esteem and depression. Claire also supports people coping with life changes and questions about life purpose.

Claire keeps sessions straightforward and conversational. She listens to what matters most and helps people name the problem they want to change. Sessions focus on practical steps, clearer thinking, and small experiments to test new ways of coping.

Her work draws on Client‑Centred Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Solution‑Focused Therapy to offer different tools. That might mean looking at negative thought patterns one week and trying a focused goal the next. Narrative Therapy techniques can also help people make sense of painful or confusing events.

Claire's approach suits adults facing midlife questions, workplace stress, isolation or relationship strains that affect everyday life. She pays attention to how past events shape current choices and to what a person wants now. The emphasis is on clarity and ongoing adjustments rather than quick fixes.

People who choose Claire start by describing practical problems they want to change. She works with each person to set realistic steps and review progress. Sessions aim to build manageable routines and clearer decision making rather than promise a particular outcome.

How Claire uses therapeutic approaches in online work

Client‑Centred Therapy focuses on listening and understanding a person's experience. It helps people feel heard and puts their goals at the centre of sessions, which suits those unsure what to change. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions. It offers concrete techniques for anxiety, low mood and unhelpful thinking patterns. Narrative Therapy helps people retell difficult events so those events have less control over current choices and identity.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. Claire will work with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals and preferences. That collaborative choice can change as progress is reviewed and new priorities emerge.

The original biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm online session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, shorten check‑in sessions, or avoid travel time. It also allows sessions to focus on practical exercises, thought records and goal setting that transfer into daily life.