Claire Kleynhans, BACP

Claire Kleynhans is a degree-qualified counsellor and psychotherapist with eight years of professional experience in the United Kingdom. She holds BACP accreditation, which is listed as her credential. Claire works with people who are feeling lost, overwhelmed, or weighed down by past events and current pressures, and she aims to offer a welcoming place to begin again.

She helps with a wide range of concerns, including anxiety, depression, attachment difficulties, grief and loss, body image and identity struggles, anger, codependency, and trauma linked to abuse or difficult childhoods. Claire also addresses issues such as ADHD, addictions, relationship strain, parenting stress and compassion fatigue. Her practice includes support for people dealing with major life changes and complex personal histories.

Claire describes a tailored, collaborative approach. Sessions focus on getting to know the individual and building a plan that fits their needs. She draws on methods that explore relationship patterns, personal meaning, practical thinking tools and mindful awareness to help people make changes that feel manageable.

Her style is warm and respectful, aiming to create space for clear reflection and steady progress. She encourages small, realistic steps that can improve day-to-day functioning and relationships. The emphasis is on understanding what has happened, and on practical ways to move forward.

If someone wants to begin, Claire asks them to use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time, and international clients are accepted.

How Claire’s approaches can work online

Attachment-based work looks at how our early relationships shape current patterns. It helps people notice how they connect, or withdraw, and supports building safer ways of relating. Client-centred therapy focuses on listening, empathy and helping people find their own answers. This approach can be useful for gaining clarity and rebuilding a sense of self. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, offers practical tools to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviours and is often used for anxiety, low mood and stress.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Claire will work collaboratively to understand needs, goals and preferences, and then suggest ways of working that make sense for the individual. That conversation can include trying different techniques and adapting the plan as progress is made.

Practical benefits of online therapy include easier fitting of sessions around work and family commitments and the ability to join from different locations. When planning, ask which session formats are available because the biography does not list specific options. Confirming format choices before booking helps match sessions to everyday life, whether someone needs shorter check-ins, prefers not to use video, or wants a regular weekly meeting.