Claire Ashby, NCPS

Claire Ashby welcomes people who are feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, stress, low mood or sleep problems. She writes simply and directly, and her approach aims to make things more manageable so everyday life feels less heavy. Claire uses counselling and hypnotherapy to help people move beyond patterns that hold them back and to reconnect with their own strengths.

She brings six years of professional experience and holds NCPS credentials, which is listed as NCPS. Claire draws on her background as a counsellor, hypnotherapist, social worker and meditation instructor. That mix informs how she supports people who have experienced trauma, loss or other painful events.

Sessions focus on what the person wants to change. Claire mainly uses a client-centred approach, so conversations follow the client’s priorities and pace. She also integrates cognitive behavioural techniques, mindfulness, motivational interviewing and hypnotherapy when those tools would help someone make practical changes.

Common concerns she works with include anxiety, panic, stress, insomnia, depression, low self-esteem, ADHD and a range of relationship and family issues. She also supports people with attachment and abandonment concerns, neurodivergence, caregiver stress and trauma-related difficulties.

Claire offers appointments across the United Kingdom and accepts international clients. Sessions can be arranged as video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text messaging. Practical techniques such as relaxation, grounding and behavioural experiments are often used alongside talking to build coping skills.

Her aim is to help people regain confidence, reduce distress and make small sustainable changes that improve daily life.

Approaches that translate well to online therapy

Client-centred therapy puts the person’s concerns first and focuses on listening, understanding and supporting what the person wants to change. Online sessions allow the same reflective conversations as in-person work, helping someone explore feelings and choices at their own pace.

Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, is practical and action-focused. It helps people spot unhelpful thoughts and try small experiments to change behaviours, making it useful for anxiety, low mood and sleep problems. Hypnotherapy supports relaxation and can help shift subconscious patterns that maintain anxiety or phobias when used alongside talking therapy.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, try different techniques and adapt what works best for each person. That means the plan can change as progress happens and new needs emerge.

Online formats offer flexibility. Video calls are good for face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions suit people with limited bandwidth or who prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging provide brief check-ins or a way to reflect between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caring duties or travel, and help maintain continuity when life is busy.