Claire Laforges, BACP
Claire Laforges is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who helps people facing depression, anxiety, stress and relationship worries.
- Stress & Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
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About Claire
Claire Laforges is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who helps people facing depression, anxiety, stress and relationship worries. She also supports people coping with grief, intimacy concerns, addiction and parenting strain. Claire brings seven years of professional experience and works with individuals to make sense of difficult feelings and life changes.
Claire uses a straightforward, person-focused style in sessions. She listens without judgment and helps clients notice patterns that keep them stuck.
Background and approach
Together they identify small, practical steps to try between meetings and track what helps. Her background includes community outreach, online work and phone-based support. She has worked with a wide range of concerns and has used different therapeutic tools over time.
Claire is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, noted as BACP. Sessions aim to build clearer self-understanding and more helpful ways of responding to stress and low mood. Claire also offers support around sexuality and intimacy, LGBTQ issues, and health-related worry.
She encourages clients to name what matters and to set realistic goals for change. Communication is actively managed - Claire aims to reply to weekday messages within 24 hours and updates availability twice weekly. New clients start by completing a short matching questionnaire and then scheduling a session according to the booking process.
Registration
| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 379909 | June 2026 |
Registration details are as listed on the counsellor's public profile. You can check any number with the registering body.
Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
Costs are shown on the partner platform before you commit. If cost is a concern, ask about reduced-fee options.
Focus areas and approaches
What Claire works with
Everything Claire lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- ADHD
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Claire lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Gottman Method
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Systemic Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
Online support
Client-Centred Therapy places the client’s perspective at the heart of the work. The therapist offers empathic listening and reflection so people can explore feelings, make sense of depression or grief, and choose their own next steps.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Claire will discuss options and decide together which methods match a person's needs, goals and preferences. That decision is collaborative and can be adjusted as therapy progresses.
Online formats give practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when that is helpful. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can fit into a short break. Live chat or text messaging suit brief check-ins, moment-by-moment support, or when writing helps to sort thoughts. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caring responsibilities and day-to-day life.
Frequently asked
What concerns does Claire support?
She helps people with depression, anxiety, stress, relationships, grief and intimacy-related worries, among many other issues.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is client-centred and collaborative, focusing on listening, noticing patterns and trying small practical steps between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
Claire has seven years of professional experience working in community outreach, online and phone settings.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported and can she see international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be held via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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