Counsellor profile
Claire Austen, NCPS
United Kingdom
Counsellor - Anger and emotional regulation
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- CredentialsNCPS
- RegistrationNCPS, United Kingdom / NCS22-00215
- Experience5 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationUnited Kingdom
About
- Person-centred focus
- CBT practical skills
- Trauma and attachment
About Claire
Claire Austen is a NCPS-credentialled counsellor based in the United Kingdom with five years' experience. She works with adults who are struggling with stress, anxiety, low mood, relationship strain, grief and anger. Claire also supports people facing life changes, parenting pressures, addiction concerns and self-esteem difficulties.
She uses a person-centred approach as her main framework. That means she listens and helps people notice what's getting in the way of clearer thinking and calmer responses. Claire also draws on cognitive behavioural techniques from her diploma in CBT to offer practical tools for managing reactions and moods.
Sessions are conversational and focused on what the person wants to change. Claire helps people identify unhelpful patterns, practise new responses and rehearse alternatives to snapping or holding on to resentment. She outlines simple coping skills and homework when these feel useful.
Her background includes a degree and counselling qualifications alongside the NCPS credential. Over five years she has worked with a wide range of concerns such as trauma, attachment issues, body image, communication difficulties and family of origin problems. She accepts international clients and conducts work in English.
People who come for help with anger are offered a steady, practical approach. Claire pays attention to what triggers irritation, what happens in the body and what thoughts fuel escalation. The focus is on slowing down reactions and building reliable strategies that fit everyday life.
How sessions work
How therapy approaches translate to online sessions
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current reactions. It helps people understand why certain situations trigger intense anger or withdrawal and supports learning new ways to relate. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and reflection. The therapist follows the person's lead, helping them notice choices and what gets in the way of calmer behaviour. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) teaches clear, practical strategies. It targets the thoughts and behaviours that escalate anger and offers step-by-step techniques to reduce reactivity.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Claire will treat this as a collaborative process, exploring goals and preferences together and adjusting methods if something does not fit. The aim is to settle on tools that the person can use between sessions as well as during them.
The biography does not list session formats explicitly, so confirm current options before booking. Many people find online sessions easier to fit around work and family life, allow shorter check-ins on busy days and reduce travel time. Online work can also make it simpler to use homework exercises in real life, practise new responses between meetings and bring daily stressors directly into discussion.
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Experience
5+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Which problems does she address related to anger?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, grief, depression and anger alongside related issues such as parenting pressures, addiction and family problems.
What is her therapeutic style when dealing with temper issues?
She primarily uses a person-centred framework and adds practical CBT techniques to teach coping skills and behaviour change.
How long has she been practising?
She has five years' experience working with people on depression, anxiety, grief and relationship difficulties.
What qualifications and location are listed?
She holds counselling qualifications, a diploma in CBT and the NCPS credential, and practises from the United Kingdom.
Does she work in other languages or countries?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not list specific session formats; confirm current session options before booking.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
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