Claire Harriman
A warm, practical counsellor for everyday struggles
About Claire
Claire Harriman is a counsellor with five years' experience working in the United Kingdom. She holds BACP accreditation, and she offers a calm, warm presence for people facing difficult moments. Claire keeps sessions straightforward and focused on what the person brings to the room.
Claire helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, grief and trauma. She also supports those coping with intimacy-related issues, low self-esteem, ADHD-related concerns and workplace strain.
Background and approach
Her practice covers a wider range of relational hurts such as abandonment, family of origin issues, and communication breakdowns. Her style is practical and person-focused. She listens first, then suggests ways to make small changes that can ease daily life.
Claire uses approaches that include client-centred work, cognitive behavioural techniques and trauma-focused methods, chosen to match what each person needs. Sessions tend to be straightforward and collaborative. People can expect to explore thoughts, feelings and patterns together, and to try out skills that help outside sessions.
Claire aims to make conversations feel respectful and direct rather than clinical or distant. To begin, people answer a short matching questionnaire and arrange sessions that fit their schedule. Claire offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging so support can fit around busy lives.
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Sessions & fees
How Claire’s approaches work online
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on the person’s own experience. The therapist offers non-judgemental listening and helps the person find their own answers; this approach suits people needing acceptance and clarity. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns; it is often used for anxiety, panic and low mood. Trauma-Focused Therapy concentrates on addressing the effects of traumatic events and on building safety and coping strategies for distressing memories and reactions.Finding the right approach is part of the process. Claire will work collaboratively to choose methods that match a person’s goals, needs and preferences. Together they will try options and adjust the plan as progress is made, keeping the person’s priorities at the centre of decisions.
Online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation while phone sessions can require less bandwidth and suit quick check-ins. Live chat and text-based messaging let people write when that feels easier and can work around work or caregiving schedules. These formats offer flexibility and ongoing access to support without needing to travel.
| 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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- Experience
- 5 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
