Claire James

Claire James is a qualified counsellor based in the United Kingdom with four years of professional experience working in both an agency setting and independent private practice. She is a born again Christian and has supported clients with matters related to faith and spirituality.

She offers a warm and friendly approach and places strong emphasis on providing an atmosphere of acceptance, love and non-judgement. Claire recognises that when those basic conditions are missing people can shut down or become retraumatised.

Across her practice she has worked with many people facing relationship difficulties, coping with grief and loss, trauma, eating disorders, abuse, neglect, abandonment issues, anger management, suicidal ideation, depression, anxiety, self-harm, low self-esteem, bullying and other challenges. She has also supported clients through life changes. Claire has carried out voluntary work with homeless young people and completed clinical practice in colleges as a trainee. When a client needs support beyond her scope she is able to make referrals and signpost to additional services.

Her core approach is person-centred counselling, and she is qualified to integrate different therapeutic models to create a programme tailored to each individual. Claire involves clients in the process, working through discussion, negotiation and regular review, and she trusts that people are the experts in their own lives with strengths that can help them overcome difficulties. She also works with people who seek counselling for self-development, for example preparing for interviews, presentations or other important life events.