Claire Beaulieu
Compassionate counsellor for life changes
About Claire
Claire Beaulieu is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who aims to help people feel heard and understood. She draws on her own experience of therapy to offer calm, steady support during difficult times. Claire works in a way that respects each person's pace and readiness to talk.
She helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, grief, depression and major life changes. Claire also addresses concerns such as body image, eating and food-related issues, caregiver strain, isolation and relationship communication problems.
Background and approach
Additional focuses include ageing and geriatric issues, blended family matters, fertility and fatherhood issues, and the emotional impact of HIV and AIDS. Claire uses an integrative approach that combines person-centred listening with psychodynamic ideas, cognitive behavioural tools and solution-focused brief techniques. That means sessions can include exploring life patterns, looking at thoughts and behaviours, and setting small practical goals.
The mix is adapted to what each person needs rather than following one fixed method. Sessions are conversational and collaborative. Claire will work to identify themes and patterns, and then help people try different ways of responding to difficulties.
The aim is increased understanding, more choice in how to act, and practical steps towards change. She offers counselling through a range of online formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Conversations are paced to suit the individual, whether someone wants shorter check-ins or longer weekly sessions.
What Claire works with
Sessions & fees
How Claire’s approaches work online
Claire blends person-centred listening with psychodynamic thinking and cognitive behavioural techniques. Person-centred work focuses on listening closely and helping people find their own answers, which can be useful for building trust and exploring painful feelings. Psychodynamic ideas look at patterns and past experiences that shape current reactions, helping people make sense of recurring themes. Cognitive behavioural techniques offer practical tools to identify unhelpful thoughts and try small experiments to change feelings and behaviour.Finding the right mix is part of the process. Claire will collaborate with each person to decide which approaches to use based on their goals, preferences and what feels most helpful. That means plans can change as progress is made or new priorities emerge.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging, giving flexibility to fit different lifestyles. Video allows face-to-face conversation and non-verbal cues, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits brief check-ins and text messaging supports more frequent, shorter contact. These options make it easier to work around work, caregiving and travel commitments while still receiving consistent therapeutic support.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
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| Client ages | Adults, 18 and over |
| Fees | Subscription via BetterHelp, cancel anytime |
| Insurance | Not billed directly |
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Areas of focus
What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-harm
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 3 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
