Claire Owers, BACP

Claire Owers is a BACP counsellor with four years of clinical experience. She offers a calm, non-judgemental space for people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, grief or relationship problems. Claire also supports those affected by trauma and abuse and people facing health or life-stage challenges.

Claire prefers a warm, collaborative way of working. She often uses psychodynamic ideas to help people understand patterns in their feelings and relationships. That work looks at how past experiences shape present reactions and the way someone relates to themselves and others.

She also draws on cognitive behavioural therapy, which helps people recognise unhelpful thoughts and try new ways of responding. Solution-focused techniques are used to set small, practical goals and to notice what is working already.

Claire works with a wide range of concerns including attachment issues, abandonment, body image, chronic illness, caregiver stress, and dissociation. She is experienced supporting people on the autism spectrum and those living with cancer or chronic pain. Her approach is trauma-informed and paced to each person’s needs.

Sessions aim to be straightforward and focused on what the client wants to change. Claire encourages honest, simple conversations and helps clients take practical steps towards clearer thinking and steadier emotions. She believes the therapeutic relationship is the place where progress begins.

People meet Claire online by choosing a session format that fits their life. She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule.

Online approaches that match your needs

Psychodynamic therapy helps people notice patterns in feelings and relationships. It looks at how past experiences influence current reactions and supports changes in how someone relates to themselves and others. This can help when emotional patterns repeat or feel hard to understand.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings and actions. It uses practical exercises to test unhelpful thoughts and to build new coping skills for anxiety, low mood and stress. Sessions often include short tasks to practise between meetings.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Claire will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most useful, and they will decide together which methods to try. That collaborative process helps tailor sessions to each person's situation and pace.

Online therapy can make sessions easier to fit into daily life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions work well for lower bandwidth or if someone prefers not to use video, live chat suits people who prefer typing, and text-based messaging can be used for brief check-ins or ongoing reflection. These options give flexibility for quieter surroundings, shorter check-ins or fitting therapy around work and caregiving commitments.