Claire Smith, BACP

Claire Smith is a UK-licensed therapist with over four years of professional experience, offering support across a wide range of mental health concerns. She works with people facing anxiety and low mood, bereavement and grief, relationship and family difficulties, and complex trauma or abuse. Her practice also includes work with neurodiverse clients and those experiencing OCD, ADHD, or autism.

Claire has experience working within the NHS NELFT children’s crisis unit, where she supported young people with severe mental health needs and high risk presentations. That background informs a calm, attentive approach to assessment and care. She approaches each person with sensitivity, respect, and compassion, tailoring conversations and treatment plans to fit individual circumstances rather than applying one-size-fits-all solutions.

Claire draws on a range of therapeutic methods to address issues such as stress, relationships, parenting challenges, eating concerns, anger, self-esteem, career difficulties, bipolar management, and coping with life changes. She also offers coaching-style support and works with challenges like abandonment, attachment difficulties, dissociation, and caregiver stress. Claire is registered with the BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, which denotes professional membership in the UK. She encourages people to take the first step toward support and aims to make that process as straightforward and welcoming as possible.