Claire Howdle , BACP

Claire Howdle is an individual and family therapist based in the United Kingdom with more than five years of practice working with a broad range of concerns, including addiction, phobias, depression, anxiety, identity questions, relationship difficulties, childhood abuse recovery, domestic and emotional abuse recovery, religious crisis, PTSD and trauma.

Her practice is integrative in nature, combining psychodynamic perspectives, humanistic values, cognitive behavioural techniques and mindfulness practices to meet each person where they are. This flexible approach means interventions are tailored to the individual or family rather than fitting people to a predetermined model.

People are the focus of her work, and she aims to create a warm, safe, non-judgemental and non-discriminatory environment that supports improvement in quality of life. Claire holds BACP, which refers to the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, and she draws on that professional framework in her therapeutic practice.

She works with a wide variety of presenting issues and additional areas of focus such as abandonment, attachment difficulties, blended family challenges, body image, caregiving stress, codependency, commitment and communication problems, dissociation and coping with life changes. Throughout her practice she emphasises individualized care, helping clients explore their experiences and identify realistic steps toward their goals.

Therapeutic approaches and the convenience of online care

Claire Howdle works with several evidence-informed approaches to help people navigate emotional and relational challenges. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy - ACT - helps people clarify their values and take committed actions even when difficult thoughts and feelings are present; it is often useful for anxiety, stress and problems with motivation. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current patterns of relating and can support work with attachment difficulties, abandonment concerns and relationship conflicts. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy - CBT - offers practical strategies to identify and adjust unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns and is commonly used for depression, anxiety, trauma-related symptoms and coping with life changes.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process and Claire takes a collaborative stance, working with clients to identify which methods fit their needs, goals and preferences. She adapts techniques as therapy progresses so the work remains relevant and useful.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These modalities make it easier to maintain consistent sessions, access support from home or work, and use the communication style that best suits each client while working with licensed professionals and therapists.