Rate Claire James

I am a qualified counsellor based in the United Kingdom . I have 4 years of professional work experience within both an agency setting and independent private practice. I am also a born again Christian with some experience helping clients through issues related to faith and spirituality.

I am a warm and friendly person. I understand how important it is for people to experience warmth, acceptance, love, and above all, a non judgemental counselling experience. I understand that people can shut down and become traumatised if these basic conditions aren't met.

During my practice, I have helped many people with difficulties in the following areas: relationship problems, coping with grief and loss, trauma, eating disorders, abuse, neglect, abandonment issues, anger management, suicidal ideation and depression. I also have experience with helping clients to work through their life changes.

I have done lots of voluntary work with homeless young people, and I have practiced in colleges as a trainee. I understand the connection of homelessness with challenges of overcoming addiction. I am competent at making referrals and signposting people to additional help when I have identified that it is needed.

Although my core practice is person centred counselling, I am qualified to integrate different models of counselling and tailor make your treatment programme to suit your own individual needs. In the UK we call this "integrating" therapeutic approaches, and we include you in this process. We trust that you are the expert of your own life, and that you have many strengths that will assist you in overcoming the things that challenge. It takes courage to seek out a more fulfilling and happier life and to take the first steps towards change. I am here to support and empower you in this journey.