Claire Laforges, BACP
7 years in practice
Claire Laforges is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression and relationship concerns.
License and registration
- BACP
- 379909 · expires June 2026
- Years in practice
- 7
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the registration with the body that granted it.
About Claire
Claire Laforges is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression and relationship concerns. She also helps with grief, intimacy-related issues, ADHD, addictions and self-esteem problems. Claire works with people dealing with complex life changes such as parenting strain, caregiving stress, chronic illness and career difficulties.
Claire uses a calm, client-focused style. Sessions aim to help people make sense of difficult feelings and build practical steps forward.
Background and approach
She encourages open conversation so thoughts and emotions can be named without judgement. Her approach draws on systemic ideas and attachment-based thinking to look at how relationships and past patterns shape current struggles. Claire also uses client-centred methods to keep the person’s priorities central in sessions.
When relationship matters arise she can bring in ideas from the Gottman and Imago approaches to look at interaction patterns and communication. Claire has seven years of professional experience and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. She has worked across community outreach, online and phone settings and has provided supervision in the UK.
People who choose Claire can expect practical tools alongside reflective conversation. She aims to respond to messages within 24 hours on weekdays and updates availability twice a week. To begin, clients select the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Claire lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- ADHD
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Claire names
- Systemic Therapy
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Gottman Method
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How relationship-focused approaches work online
Claire uses systemic ideas to look at how relationships and wider patterns affect a person’s life. Systemic work considers connections between people and routines, which helps when anxiety, family issues or repeating problems are part of the difficulty.She also uses attachment-based methods to explore how early bonds shape current reactions and emotional needs. This can be useful for intimacy concerns, grief and difficulties trusting or feeling safe in relationships.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Claire will discuss goals and preferences and then decide together which methods fit best. The process is collaborative and can change as progress is made.
Online therapy offers practical benefits in this practice. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when eye contact and tone matter. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging suit people who prefer writing or want flexible, ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and busy schedules.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Claire support?
Claire supports stress, anxiety, depression and relationship concerns as well as grief, intimacy-related issues, ADHD, addictions and self-esteem difficulties. She also works with caregiving stress, chronic illness, parenting strain and career changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is calm and client-centred, with an emphasis on open conversation and practical steps. Sessions focus on understanding feelings and finding manageable ways to move forward.
How much experience does she have?
Claire has seven years of professional experience working in community outreach, online and phone settings. She also acts as a clinical supervisor in the UK.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and practises from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different preferences and schedules.
How much do sessions cost?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with Claire?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a session according to the therapist's availability.
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