Claire Kleynhans, BACP
Claire Kleynhans is a counsellor with eight years of professional experience in the United Kingdom.
- Stress & Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and Abuse
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About Claire
Claire Kleynhans is a counsellor with eight years of professional experience in the United Kingdom. She holds BACP registration, which means she works within recognised standards for practice. Claire focuses on helping people who feel stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure how to move forward.
She supports people with stress, anxiety and depression. She also helps with relationship and attachment issues, trauma and abuse, addiction, grief and problems with intimacy. Practical everyday concerns such as parenting strain, career stress, body image and low self-esteem are part of her work too.
Background and approach
Claire uses a mix of approaches to suit each person. She draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shape current patterns. She offers client-centred care that places the person's experience and goals at the centre of sessions.
Cognitive behavioural techniques and mindfulness tools are used when they can help with thinking patterns and emotional regulation. In sessions she aims to be warm, respectful and direct. Conversations are plain and practical, focusing on what feels most urgent and what small steps might help.
She works with people to build clearer self-understanding and to develop manageable coping strategies. Claire tailors the way she works to each person's needs and goals. She encourages honest conversation about what is and is not helping.
Together, she and the person create a plan that feels realistic and relevant to day-to-day life.
Registration
| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 375540 | July 2026 |
Registration details are as listed on the counsellor's public profile. You can check any number with the registering body.
Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
Costs are shown on the partner platform before you commit. If cost is a concern, ask about reduced-fee options.
Focus areas and approaches
What Claire works with
Everything Claire lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- ADHD
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- 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
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Claire lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
Online support
Choosing the right approach is part of the therapy process. Claire will work collaboratively to identify which methods suit a person's history, needs and goals. She checks in regularly and adjusts methods as the work develops to keep the plan useful and relevant.
Online formats offer flexibility for people juggling work, caring or travel. Video calls let people read non-verbal cues and work almost like an in-person session. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier when movement or camera use is difficult. Live chat and text-based messaging suit shorter check-ins, writing-based reflection or when daily access matters most, and all formats make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy life.
Frequently asked
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and attachment concerns, trauma and abuse, addiction, grief, parenting strain and a wide range of related issues.
How would sessions feel in terms of style and approach?
Sessions focus on clear, practical conversation. Claire blends client-centred listening with techniques from attachment work, cognitive approaches and mindfulness to suit what a person needs.
What is her professional background?
She has eight years of professional practice as a counsellor and psychotherapist in the UK and works using a range of therapeutic approaches to meet different needs.
Where is she based and what credential does she hold?
She practises in the United Kingdom and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP.
Do sessions take place in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
What formats are available for sessions?
Sessions can be held by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
What should I do to begin working with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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