A little about me...
Hi! I’m Clare. As a parent of a child with a disability, I’ve known a quiet kind of grief that comes in waves - unexpected and uninvited. For a long time, I carried it alone, believing I didn’t have the right to grieve. Eventually, I realised I couldn’t keep holding it all by myself.
Talking with a counsellor didn’t take the grief away, but it gave me space to breathe, to feel, and to see that love and loss can exist side by side. If you’re carrying something similar, you don’t have to face it alone. With the right support, healing and hope can begin to take root.
Qualifications
Postgraduate Diploma in Counselling and Psychotherapy with Merit (University of Salford)
Registered Member of the BACP (British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy) and I adhere to the BACP Ethical Framework.
Enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) Certificate which is regularly renewed.
Fully insured through Towergate Insurance
Non-counselling Qualifications:
Bachelor of Music Honours Degree BMus (Hons)
Post Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) University of Strathclyde
How I work
Person Centred – the client makes the decisions about what they want to achieve and how they want to achieve it.
Compassionate and gently challenging – putting myself in your shoes and supporting you to make the changes you want to make.
Creative and flexible – I can use creative media e.g. creative journalling or walk and talk if the client would like. Or we can talk face-to-face in my counselling space or online.
