Louise Claydon, BACP

Louise Claydon is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom. She has a BACP accreditation and more than 11 years' experience working in independent practice and within the NHS. She focuses on stress, anxiety, relationships, self-esteem, coping with life changes and coaching to help people manage difficult moments.

Her manner is warm and non-judgemental. Sessions centre on what the client needs and are guided by the person's goals rather than a strict agenda. She uses practical strategies alongside time to reflect, so people leave with clearer plans for next steps.

Louise draws on approaches such as attachment-based work, cognitive behavioural ideas and client-centred listening. That means she pays attention to past patterns that affect current relationships, looks at thinking and behaviour that keep problems going, and gives space for people to tell their story without rush.

She also uses mindfulness and psychodynamic ideas to help people notice unhelpful habits and understand emotional patterns. Her practice includes focus areas such as abandonment, adoption and foster care issues, ageing and caregiver stress, codependency, commitment and communication problems, body image and coping after illness.

Her style blends coaching and counselling so sessions can be solution-focused or more exploratory depending on what someone needs. People who want practical coping tools or a deeper look at long-standing patterns will find both approaches available.

How her approaches translate to online work

Attachment-based work focuses on how early relationships shape feelings and expectations in current connections. It helps people spot patterns around closeness and fear of loss and can make it easier to try new ways of relating. Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and actions that keep problems going and teaches practical tools to change them, which is useful for anxiety and stress. Client-centred work means the counsellor listens without judging and follows the person's agenda, creating space to talk through what matters most.

Choosing the right approach is part of the process and will be decided together. The therapist will ask about goals, preferences and what has or has not helped before. That collaborative discussion shapes whether sessions focus on skills, insight, or a mix of both.

Because the biography does not specify session formats, please confirm the available online options before booking. Many people find online sessions useful for fitting therapy around work, caring responsibilities or travel, making it easier to keep regular appointments. Online work can also allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, or audio-only options when bandwidth is low, but confirm what this counsellor currently offers before arranging sessions.