Claire Howdle

Claire Howdle is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression and relationship strain. She uses a calm, down-to-earth manner to guide people through grief, addiction concerns, parenting pressures and recovery from trauma or abuse. Claire is a member of the BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy) and brings five years of clinical practice to her work.

Her sessions are tailored to each person. She blends approaches such as cognitive behavioural techniques, mindfulness, and client-centred listening so the work fits the person rather than the other way round. Conversations focus on what is happening now, what the person wants to change, and small steps that can make daily life easier.

Claire pays attention to attachment and relational patterns that affect how people connect with others. She will help identify unhelpful behaviours that keep a problem going and experiment with different ways of relating. For issues like abandonment, codependency or intimacy concerns she aims to create clearer boundaries and better self-understanding.

Practical tools are offered alongside deeper reflection. That can include thought-monitoring, values-based actions from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, breathing and grounding practices, and exploring personal meaning. The tone is warm and non-judgemental, with an emphasis on collaboration and steady progress.

Claire welcomes people from many backgrounds and works with a broad range of concerns, including eating issues, body image, caregiver stress, anger, and coping with life changes. She invites prospective clients to begin by sharing what matters most to them so therapy can be shaped around their goals.

How Claire’s approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying what matters to a person and taking small, values-based actions. It can help with anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes by emphasising practical steps rather than only changing thoughts. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns and aims to build safer, more satisfying ways of connecting with others. It can be useful for intimacy issues, abandonment concerns and recurring relationship problems. Client-Centred Therapy centres on empathetic listening and seeing the person’s own resources; it supports people who need a steady, respectful space to make sense of difficult feelings.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Claire will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most useful, and together they will try methods that match those aims. The process is collaborative and open to adjustment as progress is made.

Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also allows people to use breathwork, grounding exercises and thought-recording tools between meetings, helping therapy work to continue in everyday life.