Claire Owers, BACP

Claire Owers is a counsellor and psychotherapist with four years of practice in the United Kingdom. She uses a warm, compassionate manner to help people who are feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or simply in need of someone to talk to.

Claire works with issues such as stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship difficulties and trauma and abuse. She also supports people facing challenges linked to neurodiversity, body image, chronic illness, caregiving strain and ageing concerns.

Her way of working is collaborative and non-judgemental. Much of her practice draws on psychodynamic psychotherapy, which looks at how past patterns and feelings influence present behaviour and relationships. This can help people understand recurring patterns and why they react in certain ways.

She also uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) to address unhelpful thoughts and behaviours, and Solution-Focused Therapy to identify practical steps toward short-term goals. Claire describes herself as trauma-informed and pays attention to how past traumatic experiences affect daily life.

Therapy with Claire centres on building a trusting relationship so people can speak openly. Sessions are shaped around each person’s needs and goals, with an emphasis on clear, compassionate listening and realistic steps forward.

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Claire draws on psychodynamic psychotherapy to help people understand how past experiences shape their current feelings and actions; this approach looks at patterns in relationships and self-view and can be useful for long-standing issues. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviours, and is often used for anxiety, low mood and stress.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Claire will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and together they will decide which methods to try. She treats the choice of approach as a collaborative decision that can change as therapy progresses.

If you are considering online therapy, check the available session formats before booking so you know what is offered. Online options can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, avoid travel time and use shorter check-ins when needed. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt psychodynamic and CBT techniques to remote sessions, keeping focus on clear communication and practical steps to support everyday life.