Claire Austen

Claire Austen works with people experiencing grief, depression, anxiety and relationship strain. She is Claire Austen, NCPS, and brings five years of practice supporting people through difficult life changes and loss.

She offers a warm, empathic and non-judgemental approach. Sessions aim to help people talk through what feels stuck and begin to make small, manageable changes. Practical skills from cognitive behavioural approaches are available alongside listening and reflective support.

Claire uses a person-centred framework that starts with the client’s own goals and experience. She draws on attachment-focused ideas to understand patterns in relationships. Where helpful, she adds tools from cognitive behavioural therapy and techniques from dialectical behaviour approaches to manage strong emotions.

Her background includes a degree and counselling qualifications, plus a diploma in cognitive behavioural therapy. The NCPS credential appears in her professional details and is shown as NCPS.

People come to Claire for many concerns beyond grief and bereavement, including coping with life changes, parenting stress, addictions, self-esteem and trauma. She works in a straightforward way so sessions feel practical and focused on what matters now.

Claire is based in the United Kingdom and speaks English. She accepts international clients, and uses a subscription model for sessions that can be cancelled at any time.

How Claire’s approaches work for online counselling

Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape the way people connect now, helping to name patterns and try different responses when relationships feel difficult. Client-centred therapy focuses on listening and creating an empathic space where the person sets the pace and goals for sessions. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) offers straightforward, practical strategies to manage low mood and anxiety, such as noticing unhelpful thoughts and testing them in everyday life.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. Claire will work collaboratively to decide what helps most, checking in about goals and adjusting methods as the client’s needs evolve. The emphasis is on clear, shared planning rather than fixed rules.

The original biography does not specify which online session formats are offered, so please confirm the available options before booking. Many people value remote sessions because they can fit appointments around work and family life, avoid travel time and use shorter check-ins when needed. Online work also makes it easier for some people to access support from different locations, including international clients who wish to connect in English.