Claire Scarlett, BACP

Claire Scarlett is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with four years of professional experience. She works with people facing anxiety, depression and stress. Claire also helps those dealing with family and relationship difficulties and the effects of trauma.

Clients meet a calm listener who treats their experience as important. Claire believes people know their own story and brings a down-to-earth style to sessions. She focuses on small, practical steps that people can try between meetings.

Her approach draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how early connections shape current relationships. She also uses client-centred methods to keep the conversation focused on each person’s own priorities. Cognitive behavioural techniques are offered to help manage thoughts, emotions and unhelpful patterns.

Claire has worked with neurodiversity concerns including autism and ADHD, and with issues around parenting, blended families and separation. She also supports people coping with grief, eating or sleeping difficulties, and career or self-esteem questions.

Sessions aim to be collaborative. Claire will listen closely, help set clear goals, and agree practical actions together. She encourages self-compassion and building longer-term coping skills while addressing the most pressing problems first.

How Claire's approaches work online

Claire uses attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships affect current patterns, helping people notice repeating dynamics and try new ways of connecting. This can be useful for those struggling with relationship anxiety, family tension or difficulties trusting others.

She also works in a client-centred way, which means the person sets the agenda and the counsellor follows their lead. This approach helps when someone needs space to tell their story and decide what matters most to them. Cognitive behavioural techniques are used to break down worries into thoughts, feelings and actions and to practise small experiments that reduce distress.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Claire will discuss options with each person and choose methods based on their goals, preferences and what feels most helpful. The plan can be adjusted as things change so the work stays relevant and practical.

Online sessions offer a flexible way to access support. Video calls are good for face-to-face conversation and non-verbal cues, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text-based messaging suit brief check-ins or people who prefer typing. These formats make it easier to fit therapy around work, caring duties and busy schedules while keeping the focus on meaningful change.