Claire Sims, BACP
Claire Sims is a counsellor working in the United Kingdom with two decades of practice.
- Stress & Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and Abuse
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About Claire
Claire Sims is a counsellor working in the United Kingdom with two decades of practice. She holds BACP accreditation, and has been offering support since 2005. Claire aims to create a respectful, calm space where people can speak at their own pace.
Claire began her training in 2000 after a career change and personal reflection. Her early choices shaped a long career in counselling, helplines, bereavement services and community projects.
Background and approach
Over the years she has worked across a wide range of settings, from hospice support to sexual violence services. Her day-to-day approach grew from psychodynamic training and has broadened into an integrative way of working. That means she draws on different methods to match what each person needs, while staying focused on history, feelings and current relationships.
Sessions are client led and collaborative, letting individuals set the pace and priorities. Claire has extensive experience supporting stress, anxiety, relationship problems, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem and depression. She has also worked with addiction, eating and sleeping concerns, parenting strains and career-related issues.
Additional focuses include attachment and abandonment issues, communication problems and coping with life changes. Her background includes counselling at rape crisis services, hospice bereavement programmes, helplines and IAPT services. She has developed outreach and telephone counselling projects and trained others to work online and by phone.
Claire aims to help people feel more in control and make practical, lasting changes.
Registration
| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 22198 | October 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
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Claire lists
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Online support
Claire also describes her practice as integrative, which means she mixes psychodynamic ideas with other helpful methods. This flexible approach helps when people bring a mix of issues such as grief, anxiety, depression or relationship struggles. The choice of techniques is decided together, so therapy adapts to your goals and preferences.
Finding the right approach is part of the work itself. Claire will collaborate with you to test what helps most and adjust the focus as you progress. She aims to make decisions about pace, topics and methods together rather than imposing a fixed plan.
Online therapy offers practical benefits like fitting sessions around work, using phone calls when bandwidth is limited, or choosing text-based messaging for short check-ins. Video calls recreate face-to-face conversation, while live chat and messaging can be useful for brief support or people who prefer not to be on camera. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care and try different formats to see what suits you best.
Frequently asked
What concerns does Claire help with?
Claire supports people facing stress, anxiety, relationship problems, trauma and abuse, grief and low self-esteem. Her practice also covers issues such as addictions, eating and sleeping problems, parenting strains and depression.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her work is client led and collaborative. She uses a psychodynamic foundation and draws on other approaches to suit each person's needs.
How much experience does she have?
Claire has around 20 years of counselling and professional experience, and she has been seeing clients since 2005 in a variety of roles and services.
What credentials and location are listed for Claire?
She is registered with the BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported and does she take international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does cost and payment work?
Cost varies with location and the therapist's availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with Claire?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire. You can then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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