Claire Ashby

Claire Ashby is a counsellor and hypnotherapist who helps people feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, stress, low mood or sleep problems. She uses counselling and hypnotherapy to break unhelpful cycles and support practical steps towards better day-to-day functioning. Claire holds NCPS credentialing and works from a person-centred stance to help clients find more calm and confidence.

Claire combines talking therapy with relaxation and hypnosis techniques to tackle symptoms such as panic, phobias, insomnia and low energy. She aims to help people reconnect with their own strengths so they can manage difficult feelings and regain enjoyment in life. Sessions emphasise straightforward techniques and paced progress rather than medical language.

Her background includes work as a social worker with children and adults who experienced trauma, loss and mental health challenges. This experience informs her work with clients who have faced abandonment, attachment difficulties, family of origin problems and caregiver stress. Claire also supports people affected by neurodivergence, including autism and Asperger Syndrome.

Claire draws on cognitive behavioural methods and mindfulness alongside motivational interviewing and psychodynamic ideas when these suit a person's goals. Hypnotherapy is offered as a complementary tool to help with sleep, confidence and changing unhelpful patterns. She explains methods clearly and adapts them to each person's needs.

People working with Claire can expect practical tools for anxiety, stress and anger, and help to build resilience and clearer communication. To begin, the site matching process is used to connect individuals and arrange sessions according to the therapist's availability.

How therapeutic methods translate to online work

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening, empathy and helping a person lead the pace and focus of sessions; it helps when someone needs space to talk and be heard. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and offers practical exercises and coping strategies for anxiety, panic and low mood. Hypnotherapy supports deep relaxation and works on changing subconscious patterns, which can help with sleep, confidence and persistent habits.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences, then try methods that suit the individual. This is a collaborative process and adjustments are made as progress and needs become clearer.

The original profile did not list specific online session formats, so please confirm available options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions around work, family and travel because it removes travel time and can allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also makes access possible for people living abroad, since international clients are accepted. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt exercises, relaxation scripts and CBT worksheets to work over distance so you can practise techniques between sessions.