Claire Field, BACP

Claire Field is a person-centred psychotherapeutic counsellor with 13 years of clinical experience who specialises in supporting people through relational trauma and a wide range of life challenges. She believes the core of healing comes from being met with genuine empathy and respect, and she sees the counselling relationship as a space where clients can experience that kind of unconditional regard. Claire typically works with people who have experienced relational abuse in childhood or adulthood, and she also supports clients facing issues such as grief, anxiety, depression, stress, addiction, family and parenting difficulties, intimacy challenges, eating concerns, bipolar mood issues, and other transitions in life.

Her practice emphasises listening without judgement, helping clients explore their feelings and find their own solutions and strategies. Claire offers time and space to clarify problems and to consider practical steps for change, drawing on a person-centred stance that places the client’s experience at the centre of the work. She also provides supervision for other counsellors and psychotherapists and is the author of the Rainbow Therapy Tools guides book series available on Amazon.

Claire is a member of the British Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapists (BACP), a professional body for counsellors in the United Kingdom, and she is a member of the Person-centred Association.

Person-centred and Mindfulness Approaches in Online Therapy

Claire Field works from a person-centred perspective that emphasises warmth, empathy and acceptance. This approach involves listening closely to a client’s experience and supporting them to find their own insights and choices, which can be helpful for relationship difficulties, self-esteem concerns and recovery from abuse.

She also uses mindfulness therapy techniques, which teach simple practices for paying attention to the present moment and managing difficult sensations or emotions. Mindfulness can support people dealing with anxiety, stress, mood fluctuations and ongoing symptoms of trauma by offering practical tools for regulation.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process and Claire adopts a collaborative stance - she works with clients to identify which methods match their needs, goals and preferences, and adjusts the work as therapy progresses.

Online therapy with Claire is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging, providing flexibility for different schedules and communication styles. These options make it easier to access a registered professional from wherever you are, and they allow clients to continue work during transitions or when in-person sessions are not possible.