Claire Howdle, BACP

Claire Howdle offers one-to-one counselling for people facing stress, anxiety, low mood and relationship strain. She welcomes enquiries from adults who want help with grief, addiction, self-esteem or major life changes. Claire uses everyday language and aims to make sessions calm and straightforward.

She trained and practises with a British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy registration, shown as BACP. Claire has five years of clinical experience in the United Kingdom and draws on several therapeutic ideas to suit each person's needs.

Her approach blends Acceptance and Commitment Therapy with cognitive behavioural elements and client-centred listening. Attachment-based thinking also informs how she looks at close relationships and recurring patterns. Claire often uses mindfulness and existential ideas to help people reflect on values, meaning and practical steps forward.

Sessions focus on what matters most to the individual. Claire works to create a warm, non-judgemental space where people can talk about trauma, family issues, eating concerns, intimacy and parenting strain. She aims to help people find small, manageable changes rather than push for quick fixes.

People can expect tailored conversations, practical tools and reflective work about personal values and relationships. Claire encourages collaborative planning so goals feel realistic. Her style is steady, compassionate and focused on the person in front of her.

How Claire’s approaches fit online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions tied to their values. It can be useful for anxiety, low mood and coping with life changes. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early and close relationships shape reactions today and can help with relationship patterns and intimacy concerns. Client-Centred Therapy places the person’s experience at the heart of sessions, with the therapist offering empathic listening and space to make sense of feelings.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Claire will discuss which ideas feel helpful and adapt methods as goals and preferences become clearer. The process is collaborative and paced to what each person needs.

Confirm the current online session options before booking, since the biography does not list specific formats. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy day, reduce travel time and allow check-ins during a work break or between other commitments. It also makes it simpler to continue talking when life circumstances change. Registered or accredited professionals, including counsellors and therapists, commonly adapt these approaches to work well in remote sessions.