Clare Atkinson

Clare Atkinson is a counsellor registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has 13 years of professional experience. She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, motivation struggles and coping with life changes. Clare also lists ADHD among her focus areas and works with a wide range of related concerns.

Clare’s work aims to make it easier to talk about what feels stuck. She uses straightforward conversation to help people name what is happening and test small changes. Sessions tend to focus on practical steps and clearer thinking rather than long explanations.

Her approach draws on client-centred work, cognitive behavioural techniques and mindfulness. That means listening carefully to how life feels for the person in front of her, looking at the link between thoughts and actions, and practising simple attention and breathing skills when useful.

She also uses motivational interviewing and solution-focused methods to help people find reasons to try new things and to set manageable short-term goals. For someone facing a big change or feeling unsure about work or purpose, these tools can help make the next steps feel less vague.

Clare works with a broad range of related issues such as communication difficulties, caregiver stress, chronic illness and bereavement matters. Her website explains how to start: complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session through the listed online options. Sessions are conducted in English in the United Kingdom.

How Clare’s approaches translate to online sessions

Clare commonly uses client-centred work and cognitive behavioural therapy in her practice. Client-centred work means the session focuses on the person’s priorities and how they describe their situation. Cognitive behavioural therapy looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions connect and tries practical experiments to change unhelpful patterns.

She also uses mindfulness practices to help people notice stress and respond differently. Mindfulness here involves short exercises in attention and breathing you can practise between sessions to reduce reactivity and improve concentration.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Clare will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most useful, and then agree a way of working together. That collaborative choice helps make sessions more relevant to immediate problems like feeling stuck at work or unsure about life direction.

Session formats are not specified on the profile, so please confirm the current options when you book. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins where helpful, and avoid travel time. These practical benefits often help people maintain momentum while they try new steps.