- Stress and anxiety
- Confidence work
- Attachment focus
About Louise
Louise Claydon is a BACP counsellor with 11 years' experience working in private practice and within UK health services. She helps people who are stressed, anxious, low in confidence, facing relationship difficulties, or coping with life changes and decisions about what comes next. Louise also offers coaching-style support for people wanting clearer direction in work or life purpose.
She works in a direct, person-focused way. Sessions concentrate on what the client wants to change and on practical steps to get there. Louise uses approaches that include attachment-based ideas, client-centred listening, cognitive behavioural techniques, mindfulness and psychodynamic thinking to offer different ways of understanding problems.
In practice she helps people notice patterns from past relationships, build more effective communication, and step back from anxious thoughts. She also supports people dealing with abandonment, adoption and foster care issues, blended family concerns, body image worries, cancer-related stress, caregiving strain and aging issues.
Clients may look at how control needs and dependency affect decisions, or work on coping after divorce and separation. Sessions can include short-term solution-focused work or longer discussions to unpack deeper patterns. The mix of practical strategies and talking helps people manage day-to-day stress and think about next steps.
Work is conducted in English and Louise accepts international clients. To begin clients complete a short matching questionnaire and arrange an initial session through the online booking flow.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online sessions
Attachment-based work looks at how past relationship patterns affect current feelings and interactions. In online sessions this can mean noticing how trust and closeness show up in conversations and trying different ways of relating in the moment.Client-centred counselling focuses on attentive listening and following the client's priorities. It helps clarify what matters now and supports people who are unsure what step to take next. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) breaks bigger problems into thoughts, behaviours and feelings and tests small behavioural experiments to reduce anxiety or unhelpful thinking.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, try methods that suit the person's needs, and adjust the mix of listening, practical tools and reflective work together. This is a collaborative process rather than a fixed programme.
Confirm the specific session formats available before booking via the online booking flow. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time so sessions can be scheduled during a lunch break or between commitments.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
11+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, low self-esteem and coping with life changes, and offers coaching for life purpose and direction.
How would she approach someone feeling stuck?
She combines client-centred listening with practical tools such as CBT techniques and solution-focused steps to clarify small, manageable changes.
How much experience does she have?
She has 11 years' experience working in private practice and within NHS settings in the United Kingdom.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is BACP registered and practises in the United Kingdom.
Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?
She accepts international clients and conducts sessions in English.
What session formats are offered?
Please confirm the current session options before booking by checking the online booking flow and questionnaire.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select 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.