Claire Beaulieu, BACP

Claire Beaulieu is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom. She trained as a counsellor and holds BACP registration, and brings three years of professional therapeutic experience to her work. Claire aims to offer a steady presence where people feel heard and understood during difficult moments.

She knows starting therapy can feel daunting. Talking about painful or embarrassing experiences often takes courage, so she focuses on building a trusting working relationship. That relationship is used to notice patterns, link feelings to events, and help people make practical changes.

Claire works in a flexible way and adapts sessions to what each person needs. She draws on different evidence-based therapeutic techniques to respond to stress, anxiety, low mood, grief and changes in life. Sessions are paced to suit the individual and to encourage clearer thinking and coping skills.

Her wider interests include concerns around self-esteem, eating and body image, caregiver stress, fertility and fatherhood issues, blended family and family problems, ageing and geriatric worries, and feelings of isolation or emptiness. She also offers support around relationship communication, separation and commitment questions.

Claire offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging as ways to connect. Conversations begin with what the person brings and aim to create more choice, direction and practical steps forward.

How Claire uses therapy approaches online

Claire draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on understanding feelings and finding practical ways forward. One common approach she uses helps people notice unhelpful thought patterns and try different responses; this is useful for anxiety, low mood and stress. Another approach looks at personal history and relationships to identify recurring themes and deeper emotional drivers, which can help when grief, long-term sadness or feelings of emptiness are present.

Deciding which approach to use is treated as a joint process. Claire will talk with each person about their goals, current difficulties and preferences, and together they will choose or blend methods that feel appropriate. The plan can change as therapy progresses to reflect what is most helpful.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues help, phone sessions work well for people with lower bandwidth or who prefer not to be on camera, and live chat or text-based messaging can suit shorter check-ins or busy schedules. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving or other commitments while keeping focus on progress and accessibility.