Clarinda Burns, BACP

Clarinda Burns is a counsellor who uses a blend of attachment-focused, client-centred, cognitive behavioural and psychodynamic approaches. She brings 14 years of experience and aims to keep the client at the centre of every session. Her way of working is straightforward and practical, so parents can quickly see how therapy might fit into a busy life.

She helps people talk through difficult feelings such as anxiety, depression, grief and anger. She also supports those dealing with addictions, trauma and intimacy-related worries. Sessions are focused on what brought someone to counselling and on making sense of those problems in everyday terms.

Clarinda offers structure while listening closely to each person’s story. She breaks issues down into manageable steps and helps people develop clearer ways to cope. The work can include looking at early relationships, current patterns and practical strategies for change.

She values honesty and aims to give realistic guidance about what can be achieved in different timeframes. That straightforward approach helps people feel more in control of their progress. Her goal is to leave clients feeling more confident about their choices and better able to manage life’s pressures.

Sessions can also cover parenting stresses, career concerns, sleeping or eating problems and family conflict. Clarinda accepts clients from the United Kingdom and internationally and works to make the therapy fit the person, not the other way round.

Approach-driven online counselling and practical support

Clarinda uses attachment-based work to look at how early relationships shape current feelings and patterns, which can help with intimacy issues, trust and recurring relationship worries. Client-centred work means sessions are guided by what feels most important to the client, helping people speak and be heard while deciding what to focus on next. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) offers practical tools to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviours, which is useful for anxiety, low mood, sleep and coping with cravings.

Finding the right approach is part of the process and she will work with each person to decide what fits best. That choice is collaborative - they will talk about goals, what has or hasn’t helped before, and adjust the methods as therapy progresses.

Online work can be done by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text messaging. Video is useful for a fuller conversation and visual cues, phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed, and chat or messaging suits people who prefer written exchanges or who need flexibility around work and family. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy routine and to keep momentum between sessions.