Counsellor profile
Claudia Brooker, BACP
Counsellor - Stress and anxiety support
See online counselling options- Client-centred approach
- Cognitive behavioural techniques
- Emotion-focused work
About Claudia
Counsellor Claudia Brooker is a BACP member with six years' experience working in the United Kingdom. She offers support for common concerns such as stress, anxiety, addiction, depression and trauma. Sessions also address relationship and intimacy issues, grief, sleep and eating difficulties, parenting strain, ADHD and career questions.
Claudia takes a straightforward, person-focused approach. She listens to what people bring and helps them work through specific problems and patterns. Conversations look at thoughts, feelings and behaviours, and practical steps are used where helpful.
Her background includes work with attachment issues, adoption and foster care matters, and people who identify as LGBT. She also brings experience with autism and Asperger syndrome, codependency, blended family tensions, and aspects of alternative sexual culture such as kink and BDSM. This experience informs how she frames clinical conversations.
Claudia draws on a mix of therapeutic methods, including client-centred work, cognitive behavioural techniques, emotionally-focused ideas, existential themes and Jungian perspectives. These approaches are used to understand patterns, manage symptoms and deepen emotional understanding.
Sessions are offered in English and French. Practical arrangements such as cost and session scheduling use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time. Prospective clients are asked to use the online matching process to book an initial appointment and discuss the best format for their needs.
Therapeutic approaches and online counselling
Claudia combines client-centred work with cognitive behavioural therapy to help people make clear, practical changes. Client-centred therapy focuses on listening and understanding a person's experience to build clarity and self-direction. Cognitive behavioural work looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions to reduce anxiety, low mood or unhelpful habits. She also draws on emotionally-focused therapy to help people recognise and work with core feelings in relationships and close connections. That approach is useful when difficulties centre on closeness, trust or patterns of reacting to others. Finding the right approach is part of the work. Claudia will discuss options with each person and agree a way forward that fits their needs and aims. The choice of method is collaborative and can change as therapy progresses. Please confirm which session formats are currently offered before booking, as the supplied biography did not list formats. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling around work and family life, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. They also let people take a session without needing to be on camera if that suits them better.Areas of expertise
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Experience
6+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English, French
Frequently asked questions
What issues does she commonly address?
Claudia works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, addiction and relationship concerns among other issues. The list also includes grief, sleep and eating difficulties, parenting strain and ADHD.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
She uses a person-focused style that combines client-centred listening with practical cognitive behavioural tools and emotion-focused ideas. Conversations aim to clarify patterns and test workable changes.
How long has she practised?
She has six years' clinical experience in the United Kingdom.
Which credential does she hold?
She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP.
Can sessions be held in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English and French.
What formats are available for sessions?
The original biography did not specify exact session formats here, so please confirm current session options with the therapist before booking.
How are fees arranged?
Fees vary with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the See online counselling options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and 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.
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