Louise Claydon

Louise Claydon is a BACP counsellor in the United Kingdom with 11 years of experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, low self-esteem and coping with life changes, and she also offers coaching to clarify next steps. She uses straightforward, practical conversations to help people notice what is and isn't working. Sessions often include goal setting and short-term strategies alongside space to talk about deeper feelings. Louise blends solution-focused work with attention to attachment patterns and thoughts that get in the way. Clients who are struggling after separation, with commitment worries, or with blended family and adoption-related pressures can talk through practical responses and emotional effects. She also supports people dealing with body image issues, caregiver stress, ageing concerns, cancer-related strain and recovery from control or dependency patterns. Louise draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy ideas to spot unhelpful thinking and on psychodynamic and attachment-informed perspectives to look at long-standing patterns. Mindfulness techniques are used when helpful to manage anxiety and increase present-moment awareness. Her background includes roles in private practice and work within the NHS over more than a decade. That experience informs a flexible approach that mixes short-term coaching-style work with more exploratory therapy when needed. If someone wants to begin, the usual route is to complete a short matching questionnaire and book an initial session. The process is described clearly on her site and fits people who are trying to work out what comes next in their work or life.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online sessions

Attachment-based work focuses on how early relationships shape expectations of others. Online sessions can be used to notice patterns in relationships and practise new ways of relating in conversation with a counsellor. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviour; remotely this often means identifying unhelpful thinking, testing it and developing practical coping strategies. Client-centred work keeps the person's concerns at the centre, offering a steady, reflective space to clarify values and goals. Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Louise will discuss aims and preferences and together they will try methods that fit those aims. That collaborative process helps decide whether short-term coaching-style sessions or longer exploratory work is more useful. Confirm the exact session formats before booking, as current options are shown when you begin the sign-up process. Many people find online sessions helpful for fitting therapy around work, caring or travel commitments. Remote meetings can make it easier to have a shorter check-in, avoid travel time, or use audio-only when bandwidth is limited. Registered or accredited professionals and therapists often adapt exercises, worksheets and mindfulness practices so they work well across different session arrangements.