Claire Laforges, BACP
Claire Laforges helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, grief and intimacy-related concerns.
About Claire
Claire Laforges helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, grief and intimacy-related concerns. She supports those dealing with addiction, bipolar and depression, ADHD, eating and sleeping problems, parenting stress, and workplace or career pressure. Claire also assists people wrestling with self-esteem, anger, and coping with life changes.
She uses a straightforward, client-centred way of working. Conversations are practical and focused on what the person wants to change. Claire listens closely, reflects back what she hears and helps people spot patterns that keep them stuck.
Background and approach
Sessions aim to build small, manageable steps towards clearer choices and calmer days. Claire brings seven years of professional experience in UK practice settings. She has worked in outreach community services and provided online and telephone support.
Her background includes work with intimate partner and psychosexual concerns, and she has trained at foundation level in BICA infertility work. Her approach draws on attachment-focused ideas and mindfulness skills alongside relationship methods such as the Gottman and Imago approaches. These are used in practical ways to improve communication, rebuild trust and manage strong emotions.
The goal is not labels but usable tools that fit everyday life. People can expect a warm, non-judgemental space where thoughts and feelings are spoken about clearly. Claire aims to respond to client messages within 24 hours on weekdays and updates her availability twice weekly.
She encourages prospective clients to book a session and start a gentle process of change.
Details from the counsellor's public professional profile · registration number listed
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| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 379909 | June 2026 |
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Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
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Focus areas and approaches
Everything Claire lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- ADHD
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Ways of working Claire names
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Gottman Method
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Systemic Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor lists and does not check training records.
Using attachment, relationship work and mindfulness online
Claire draws on attachment-based ideas to help people understand how early bonds shape current relationships and reactions. This approach looks at patterns of closeness and distance and helps people learn new ways to feel safer in connections.She also uses relationship-focused methods such as the Gottman and Imago approaches to improve how partners talk and resolve conflict. These methods teach practical communication skills, help repair trust and focus on small changes that make day-to-day interactions easier.
Mindfulness techniques are used alongside these approaches to help people manage strong emotions, reduce stress and bring attention back to the present moment. Simple breathing and awareness practices are taught and practised in sessions to support calmer responding.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and together they decide which methods to try. This collaborative planning helps shape sessions around what the person wants to change.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let visual cues guide conversations, phone sessions can fit a shorter check-in or work around limited bandwidth, and live chat or text messaging suit quick reflections or ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care while fitting therapy into busy lives.
Frequently asked
What issues does Claire work with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, addiction, ADHD, grief, parenting strain and related life challenges.
How would you describe the therapeutic style?
Claire works in a client-centred way that is practical and compassionate. She helps people identify patterns and develop small steps towards change.
What experience does Claire have?
She has seven years of professional experience in the United Kingdom, including outreach community work and online and phone-based support.
What credentials and region are listed?
Claire is listed with the BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are offered?
Therapy can be provided by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging.
How are costs organised?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with Claire?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a session according to the therapist's availability.
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