Claire Harriman, BACP

Claire Harriman is a counsellor with five years' experience supporting people through difficult life moments. She holds BACP accreditation, which is noted as her professional credential. Claire aims to make the first steps toward help feel manageable and straightforward. She works with stress, anxiety and depression, and with trauma and abuse. Claire also helps people who are struggling with intimacy, self-esteem, grief and issues linked to attention differences. Practical everyday concerns such as workplace stress, panic attacks and isolation are within her focus too. Her approach is flexible and centred on the individual. She uses client-centred methods to listen closely and follow what the person brings to the session. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, often called CBT, is used to spot unhelpful thinking patterns and try alternative responses. Trauma-focused work is available for people processing past harm. Claire aims for sessions that are warm, respectful and straightforward. She emphasises empathy, acceptance and honesty while helping people set clear, realistic goals. Sessions can involve talking through painful memories, practising skills for anxiety, or working on self-worth and relationships. Therapy with Claire starts with a conversation about what the person hopes to change. From there she and the client agree how to work together, and adjust the approach as needs evolve. Sessions are offered in English and take place online through a range of formats.

How Claire’s approaches work online

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on being heard and understood. The counsellor listens closely and follows the person’s pace, helping them find their own path through difficult feelings and decisions. This approach is useful for people who need acceptance and a non-judgemental space to talk.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions connect. Sessions include practical exercises and simple strategies to challenge unhelpful thinking and reduce anxiety or low mood. It is helpful for worries, panic and workplace stress.

Trauma-Focused Therapy offers ways to process past harm safely and to reduce the way traumatic memories affect daily life. Work can involve learning grounding skills, making sense of difficult memories and building coping strategies.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Claire will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most helpful, and then tailor the method together in a collaborative way. That makes the plan fit the person rather than the other way around.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls let people see each other for fuller conversation, phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier when life is busy, and chat or messaging suit shorter check-ins or ongoing support between meetings. These options help people fit therapy around work, family or other commitments.