Claire Ashby , NCPS

Claire Ashby is a UK-based counsellor and hypnotherapist with six years of clinical experience supporting people facing anxiety, stress, panic, low mood and sleep difficulties. She combines counselling, hypnotherapy and mindfulness techniques to help people break unhelpful cycles and reconnect with their own strengths and resources. Claire draws on her background working as a social worker with children and adults affected by trauma, loss and abuse, as well as experience supporting neurodivergent clients, to tailor her approach to each person’s needs.

She is qualified as a counsellor, hypnotherapist, social worker and meditation instructor and holds the NCPS credential, a professional counselling qualification that reflects her training and ongoing practice. Claire most often uses a person-centred approach alongside hypnotherapy and relaxation methods, offering practical tools for stress reduction, insomnia and phobias as well as therapeutic conversations for grief, relationship and family issues.

Claire aims to help people regain control, reduce anxiety and build resilience so they can move toward a fuller, more engaged life. Sessions can include a blend of counselling, hypnotherapy and mindfulness or meditation exercises, chosen to suit individual goals and circumstances.

Approaches Claire Uses for Online Therapy

Claire Ashby often draws on client-centred therapy, hypnotherapy and mindfulness practices to support people online. Client-centred therapy focuses on listening with empathy and helping a person explore their feelings and values so they can make their own changes; it is useful for issues like low self-esteem, relationship difficulties and life transitions. Hypnotherapy involves guided relaxation and focused attention to address unhelpful patterns and habits at a deeper level and can be applied to anxiety, insomnia, phobias and confidence work. Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices that reduce rumination and help with stress, overwhelm and emotional regulation.

Finding the right combination of approaches is part of the therapeutic process. Claire works collaboratively with each person to identify goals, try different techniques and adjust the plan based on what feels most effective and comfortable for the individual.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can take place via video call, by phone, through live chat or by text-based messaging - which makes it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, to access support from different locations, and to continue work consistently even when life is unpredictable.