- Stress and anxiety
- Self esteem support
- Depression and coping
About Claire
Claire Downs is a PACFA counsellor practising in Australia with five years of experience in one-to-one work. She focuses on stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, coping with life changes and compassion fatigue. Claire draws on her own lived experience of anxiety and depression to inform her approach.
She begins by listening to what feels most urgent. Claire treats clients as the expert on their story and looks for strengths they already have. Sessions are conversational and practical. She helps people notice small changes that make day-to-day life feel more manageable.
Claire uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to support people feeling stuck after changes in work, relationships or health. She talks through ways to reduce worry, manage mood and build kinder self-talk. Her aim is to help people practise different responses to familiar problems so options become clearer.
People often come for help with decisions, shifting motivation or handling the emotional load of caring for others. Claire also works with issues such as body image, grief linked to illness or ageing, co-dependency and the stress that comes from blended family situations.
Her style is straightforward and steady. Sessions focus on what can be tried between appointments as well as what’s discussed in them. To begin, a short matching questionnaire is completed and a first session scheduled through the See online therapy options button.
Approaches Claire uses and how online sessions fit
Claire uses straightforward, evidence-based therapeutic techniques. One approach focuses on changing unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns through practical exercises and repeated practice to reduce anxiety and low mood. Another approach helps people build kinder self-talk and coping strategies, which can ease perfectionism, shame and low self-esteem. Each method emphasises short actions people can try between sessions to notice small improvements.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Claire collaborates with clients to identify which techniques match their needs, goals and day-to-day routine. She will discuss options in early sessions and adjust the focus as the client learns what helps them most.
Please confirm current session formats before booking, as formats are not listed in the biography. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling into busy lives, for example by removing travel time or allowing shorter check-ins during a break. They also allow flexible scheduling so therapy can be arranged around work or caring responsibilities. Appropriately qualified or registered therapists can talk through which session pattern will best suit each person's commitments and preferences.
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Experience
5+ years
Listed in
Australia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she commonly help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, self-esteem, depression, coping with life changes and compassion fatigue, plus related issues such as body image and caregiver stress.
How does she approach someone who feels stuck?
Claire works conversationally and uses evidence-based techniques to practise different responses and reduce unhelpful patterns. She focuses on small, practical steps that can be used between sessions.
What is her professional background?
She has five years of direct counselling experience and prior experience in healthcare that informs her practical approach.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is listed with PACFA and works in Australia.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside Australia work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are fees and payments organised?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.