Therapists specialising in SELF-ESTEEM within 10 miles of your current location

Admitting that we might need a counsellor can seem daunting. However, there are times when it helps to have someone to talk to outside of our immediate circle as we endeavour to make sense of thoughts, feelings and/or circumstances that may be causin鈥�

Sometimes things just don't seem to make sense. And when it's like that, it's also hard to take meaningful action. I have helped many clients make sense of what mattered to them in order to take action accordingly. I may be able to do the same for yo鈥�

I provide counselling and psychotherapy on a short-term as well as  a long-term basis.

Welcome to Pure Thoughts Counselling. Firstly, let me tell you, that I myself have sought help from a therapist. (Please scroll down to see a list of personal experiences.) It was life changing for me , but I know that taking those first daunting ste鈥�

Thank you for reading my profile,  I would firstly like to share some recent client feedback: "Claire is amazing - she listens with real care and helps me understand the psychological side of things in a way that makes sense to me. She is knowledgea鈥�

I aim to establish a safe, non-judgemental space with clients where difficult issues and problems can be explored, free from the demands and assumptions of the outside world.  I have a psychodynamic approach which means I help clients work through th鈥�

Are you currently 鈥渟urviving鈥� rather than 鈥渢hriving鈥�? Are you feeling stuck? Hopeless? Depressed and anxious? In need of support? Through the 3 lenses of past, present and future, I help people to explore how to make changes in their life. Making cha鈥�

Entering into counselling can feel like a big step, and understandably, you may be concerned about what the process involves. Simply put, counselling allows you to explore your thoughts and feelings in a safe, non-judgemental space, giving you the op鈥�

My overall aim is to support clients to help themselves to live happier, more satisfying lives. My counselling approach is to work collaboratively with clients - individuals or couples - to better understand and  manage the challenges that life has t鈥�

I offer sessions face to face or online. My approach intersects somatic psychology, existential psychotherapy and I also integrate trauma-informed approaches as I described above. I am curious about how you see the world, what matters to you, and how鈥�