Clair Atkinson

Clair Atkinson is a counsellor who supports people coping with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief and loss, low self-esteem and depression. She also helps with relationship and intimacy matters, parenting concerns, career stress, and the strain of caregiving. Clair brings a practical, down-to-earth approach to helping people find clearer footing during hard times.

Clair trained in counselling and psychotherapy and holds a Master’s degree in that field. She also has a long background in nursing, with thirty three years as a registered nurse before moving into therapeutic work. That combination shapes how she listens and responds to the people she meets.

Her style is client-centred. She starts by listening closely and trusting a person’s own experience. Sessions focus on the issues the client brings, and she helps people make sense of feelings and decide what steps to try next.

Clair has five years of experience in counselling roles and brings practical compassion to conversations about grief, illness, chronic pain, abandonment, attachment and identity. She aims to offer clear, steady support rather than quick fixes.

She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, abbreviated BACP. Sessions are offered in English and she sees international clients; booking uses a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

Client-centred approaches for online counselling

Client-Centred Therapy places the person’s experience at the heart of the work. The counsellor listens without judging and reflects what they hear so the client can explore feelings and choices. This approach suits grief, anxiety, relationship concerns and coping with life changes where being heard matters most.

Clair brings her nursing background and counselling training into the online space, helping people make sense of difficult emotions such as grief, compassion fatigue, chronic illness stress and abandonment. She works collaboratively with each person to decide which ways of working feel most helpful, adjusting the pace and focus to fit a person’s goals and preferences.

Confirm the session formats available before booking as the biography does not list specific formats. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, for example by removing travel time, allowing a shorter check-in during a lunch break, or reducing the need to be on camera if that helps someone engage. Registered or accredited professionals can guide clients in choosing how to meet so therapy fits into everyday routines.