Welcome - I’m Claire

What Can I Help With?

People seek therapy for many different reasons. Sometimes there's a particular difficulty you want help with, while at other times you may notice patterns in your thoughts, feelings or relationships that you'd like to understand better.

I work with adults experiencing a range of psychological difficulties, including:

Anxiety, Worry & Overthinking

You might find yourself constantly worrying about what could go wrong, replaying conversations, seeking reassurance or struggling to switch off. Anxiety can affect many areas of life, sometimes leaving you feeling exhausted or as though you're always on alert.

Therapy can help you understand what is driving your anxiety, how certain coping strategies may unintentionally keep it going, and how to develop a different relationship with uncertainty and worry.

Trauma & PTSD

Difficult or traumatic experiences can continue to affect us long after they have happened. You may experience intrusive memories, anxiety, avoidance, feelings of shame or a sense that you're still responding to something from the past.

Using trauma-focused CBT and EMDR, we can work together to understand the impact of these experiences and, when appropriate, process memories that continue to cause distress.

OCD & Intrusive Thoughts

OCD isn't always visible. It can involve unwanted thoughts, images or doubts, repeated checking, reassurance seeking, mental reviewing or feeling compelled to work things out until you're certain.

Therapy can help you understand the cycle of obsessions and compulsions, reduce the behaviours that keep OCD going and gradually build confidence in tolerating uncertainty.

Low Self-Esteem, Perfectionism & Self-Criticism

Perhaps you're particularly hard on yourself, struggle to recognise your achievements or feel that whatever you do is never quite good enough.

You might notice yourself comparing yourself with others, worrying about making mistakes or feeling that your worth depends on meeting certain expectations.

Together, we can explore how these patterns developed, what purpose they may have served and how to begin relating to yourself with greater understanding and compassion.

Depression & Low Mood

Depression can leave you feeling disconnected from yourself, other people or the things that once mattered to you. You may feel unmotivated, exhausted, hopeless or caught in a cycle of withdrawal and self-criticism.

Therapy can help us understand what may be contributing to these difficulties and identify gradual, manageable ways to reconnect with your life.

Health Anxiety, Panic & Phobias

You might find yourself becoming increasingly aware of physical sensations, worrying about your health, fearing panic attacks or avoiding situations because of what might happen.

These difficulties can become particularly consuming when attempts to feel safer provide only temporary relief.

Therapy can help you understand these patterns and gradually develop greater confidence in responding to uncertainty and feared situations.

Relationships & Difficult Life Experiences

Sometimes the difficulties we experience show up most strongly in our relationships — perhaps through fears of rejection, people-pleasing, difficulty setting boundaries, repeated conflict or feeling that we're not good enough.

Therapy offers a space to explore these patterns, understand how earlier experiences may influence present relationships and consider how you would like things to be different.

Stress, Burnout & Emotional Overwhelm

You might feel as though you're constantly trying to keep up, struggling to rest or finding that the demands of work, relationships and everyday life leave little space for yourself.

We can explore the pressures you're experiencing, the expectations you place on yourself and the patterns that may be contributing to feeling overwhelmed.

You don't need to know exactly what you're struggling with or have a diagnosis before getting in touch. We can begin by understanding what has been happening for you and what you would like to be different.