Claire Payne, NCPS

Claire Payne is an NCPS-registered counsellor who works with people facing family struggles, trauma and abuse, self-esteem difficulties, career challenges, and compassion fatigue. She brings an integrative approach that draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques such as Person-Centred work, Gestalt methods, and cognitive behavioural ideas to tailor sessions to each person’s needs. Claire is experienced supporting issues related to abandonment, attachment difficulties, caregiver stress, communication and control problems, divorce and separation, guilt and shame, impulsivity, isolation and loneliness, life purpose and midlife questions, narcissistic relationships, post-traumatic stress, and pregnancy and childbirth concerns.

She explains her NCPS registration as membership of a recognised professional counselling register, signaling adherence to relevant standards of practice. With three years of clinical experience, Claire focuses on working collaboratively to understand the impact of early years experiences and trauma on day-to-day life, and she adapts the pace and style of therapy to fit each client. She can also use creative options such as sand tray work when words are hard to find, offering different ways to explore difficult material.

Claire provides remote therapy across the United Kingdom and supports clients through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Her practice aims to combine empathy, practical tools, and flexibility so clients can work toward greater resilience and clearer direction in life.