Counsellor profile
Claire Coker-Beyer, BACP
Counsellor - Confidence and anxiety
See online counselling options- Self esteem
- Mindfulness
- Narrative work
About Claire
Counsellor Claire Coker-Beyer is a member of the BACP with three years' experience. She works with people in the United Kingdom on confidence, anxiety and related concerns such as self-criticism and body image.
Claire frames sessions around helping people notice recurring patterns and what keeps them stuck. She talks through recent problems and how past experiences might feed into them. The aim is to build steadier self-confidence and reduce the hold that negative thoughts have on day-to-day life.
Her method is integrative and draws on several approaches. That can include looking at life meaning and choices, exploring deeper emotional themes, and using mindful practices to calm the nervous system. She also uses narrative techniques to examine the stories people tell about themselves.
In sessions Claire helps people name difficult feelings and try out different ways of responding. Conversations are practical and grounded. People often work on small steps they can test between meetings.
Claire works with a wide range of issues beyond anxiety and self-esteem. These include relationship worries, addiction and mood problems, grief and anger, sexual and gender concerns, obsessiveness or compulsive behaviours, and the strains of career or life-stage change.
Therapeutic approaches and online counselling
Claire commonly draws on Existential Therapy and Mindfulness Therapy. Existential Therapy looks at life choices, responsibility and meaning, which can help when people feel stuck or unsure about the next step. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing skills to reduce overwhelming anxiety and improve day-to-day coping.She also uses Narrative Therapy ideas by helping people tell and retell the stories they hold about themselves. That can make it easier to spot unhelpful themes and try different ways of living. These approaches suit issues such as confidence problems, anxiety, relationship struggles and some forms of addictive behaviour.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Claire will talk with clients about their needs, goals and preferences and help decide which methods to use. This is a collaborative process and can change as therapy progresses.
The therapist's original profile does not list specific session formats, so please confirm available options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling into a working day, reduce travel, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Discussing practical arrangements at the first meeting helps match session length and style to everyday life and commitments.
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Experience
3+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she commonly help with?
Claire works with issues such as stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, relationship worries, addictions and grief. She also lists mood disorders, OCD-related problems and sexual or gender concerns among her focus areas.
What is her therapeutic style?
She practises an integrative approach using Existential, Jungian, Mindfulness, Narrative and Psychodynamic ideas. Conversations look at patterns, past influences and practical steps for change.
How much experience does she have?
Claire has three years of counselling experience as stated in her profile. That experience is used to work with a range of common mental health and life issues.
Which professional body is she a member of?
She is a member of the BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.
In which language are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current options before booking.
How are fees arranged?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to speak to her?
Use the See online counselling options button, complete the short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A membership or registration can be checked on the professional body's own register.
Online counselling is not emergency care. In an emergency call 999, or see the help numbers.