Clare Payne , BACP

Clare Payne works from a humanistic, client-centred perspective, shaping each session around what feels most important to the person in front of her. She supports exploration of recurring themes, stuck points, and unhelpful patterns while also helping people clarify where they would like to move next in their lives.

Trained in Integrative Counselling and Coaching, Clare gained a Postgraduate Diploma at the University of East London after completing courses in Person-Centred Counselling and Life Coaching. This combination of training enables a flexible, tailored approach that responds to a wide range of concerns and goals. She is also associated with the BACP - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - a professional body for counsellors and psychotherapists in the UK.

Her practice begins with a person-centred foundation, creating a supportive space where clients set the pace. As therapeutic needs emerge, Clare may draw on approaches such as CBT, NLP, or coaching techniques to help clients set and achieve meaningful objectives. Sessions are 45 minutes in length, and the initial appointments focus on understanding what has brought someone to therapy, clarifying goals, and assessing whether the therapeutic relationship is a good fit.

Further information about her work is available at www.clarepaynecounselling.com. Clare aims to provide attentive, adaptable support as people work through challenges and pursue personal growth.

Approach-Focused Support for Online Therapy

Clare integrates Client-Centred Therapy into her online work, prioritizing the client's perspective and creating a space where the person directs the pace and focus of sessions. This approach is useful for people who want a supportive, non-directive environment to explore feelings, relationships, and personal goals.

She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), which helps clients clarify values, accept difficult inner experiences, and commit to actions that align with what matters to them. ACT can support work with anxiety, stress, low mood, and issues around meaning and motivation. Attachment-Based Therapy is another strand of her practice, focusing on how early relationships influence current patterns; this can be helpful for relationship difficulties, attachment issues, and themes of abandonment or trust.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process and Clare takes a collaborative stance in identifying what will best suit each person's needs, goals, and preferences. She works with clients to adapt methods and to review what is helping over time.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can take place by video call or phone, and Clare also provides live chat and text-based messaging options. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives, access support from home, and maintain continuity of care despite scheduling or location constraints.