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I do currently have some availability in my practice on a Tuesday and a Thursday during the day. I have online availability on some evenings.

Hello, I'm Claire. I am an experienced Psychotherapist, working on-line and face to face from my therapy rooms in Southbourne. There are many different reasons why you may be looking for change in your life. For example, you may be suffering from day-to-day anxiety, or perhaps you have experienced traumatic life events leading to depression, addictive behaviours or problems in your relationships. You may not even be sure why you feel this way. At times like these it can help to talk to a professional who can work alongside you to help you achieve understanding and clarity, enabling you to make the changes you want in your life.

When we work together, I offer you a safe space where we can explore your thoughts, feelings and behaviours that underpin the issues in your life. Often, we develop negative coping mechanisms in reaction to life events. When we start to recognise how these patterns play out in the present, we can begin to realise that we have the autonomy to change them.

My work over the years has been wide ranging including: anxiety, depression, relationship issues, addiction, bereavement, self harm, low self -esteem and trauma. I work relationally which means we use what emerges in our relationship to give us clues about your past and present to help inform the future. I do short term and open ended work with adults.

I work within a Transactional Analysis Framework. This means we will be looking at your patterns of communication, how these have developed from childhood and how these patterns in your life may be repeating and causing you pain or negative experiences. This in turn will be affecting thoughts, feelings and behaviour which once identified can be changed. TA also offers some easy to use models to use and take home with you to aid your development.

I work out of Coastal Practice near Hengistbury head if you wish to work face to face. Alternatively I offer on-line therapy from my home office. 

After a free initial consultation we will then go to 50 minute weekly sessions for individuals. 90 minute sessions for couples.

I  believe every individual is unique and every relationship is unique, and this must be treated holistically and with care. I will seek to form a therapeutic relationship with you as the success of therapy is dependent on this mutual bond leading to a transformative experience.

I offer short- and long-term Psychotherapy

The first session will consist of a 50-90 minute session. This is to explore why you have come to therapy as well as looking at your current relationships and lifestyle as well as some of your background. We will be seeking contributing factors to your current situation and will agree a contract and way of working together that suits you for the sessions ahead.