Counsellor profile
Claire Howdle, BACP
BACP counsellor - family and parenting concerns
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- Stress and anxiety
- Parenting support
- Trauma recovery
About Claire
Claire Howdle is a BACP-registered counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with five years of experience. She sees adults who are dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, family pressures, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions, and parenting challenges.
Claire offers straightforward, conversational sessions. She uses a blend of approaches and draws on practical tools when helpful. Sessions focus on what is causing distress now and on manageable steps to reduce its impact at home.
Her background includes working with people recovering from childhood abuse, domestic or emotional abuse, PTSD and trauma, and with those facing identity or religious crises. She also supports people coping with eating concerns, intimacy-related issues, and compassion fatigue. Claire has experience with concerns linked to ageing, caregiver stress, blended family issues and attachment difficulties.
Their approach mixes Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Attachment-Based work, Client-Centred methods and existential ideas. That mix is used to help people notice unhelpful patterns, try different ways of responding, and identify what matters most to them.
Sessions aim to be practical and paced to the person. Claire asks about everyday life, clarifies goals, and suggests simple practices to try between meetings. She invites people to check how the approach feels and to adjust it as needed.
How sessions work
How Claire’s approaches translate to online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It is often used for anxiety, avoidance and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting thinking patterns that keep difficulties going and trying practical experiments to change them. It is commonly used for anxiety, depression and anger. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns shape current reactions and can help with intimacy issues, caregiving stress and family conflict.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and decide together which methods to try. That collaborative testing helps shape sessions so they feel relevant and manageable for daily life.
The biography does not state the exact online session formats, so confirm the current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. They also let people practice new ways of speaking and behaving at home where daily interactions happen, then bring observations back into the session for review.
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Experience
5+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
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What kinds of family or parenting problems does she address?
She works with adults facing family conflict, blended family issues and parenting strain, including concerns about attachment and communication.
How would she describe her therapy style?
She uses an integrative style blending Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Attachment-Based methods and client-centred listening to suit individual needs.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has five years of professional experience working with a wide range of concerns including trauma, addiction and relationship problems.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.
Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not specify which formats are used.
How are sessions charged?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule the first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
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