John Clare, NCPS

John Clare is an NCPS counsellor based in the United Kingdom with three years' experience. He offers person-centred work and focuses on concerns such as anxiety, depression, trauma, anger and relationship difficulties. Sessions are presented in plain language and aim to help people talk through what feels most urgent.

He uses Client-Centred Therapy, which means listening closely and following the person's lead. John draws on his background in education and social care to keep the work practical. That experience informs how he responds to emotional overwhelm and behaviour linked to stress or past events.

John also works in a Social, Emotional and Mental Health primary school. There he supports children using creative and movement-based activities. That day-to-day involvement has shaped his sense of how people express and regulate strong feelings.

In sessions he helps people consider their relationships and early life patterns without judgement. Conversations often look at values, motivation and small steps for change. He aims for clear, straightforward dialogue rather than jargon.

People commonly bring issues like low self-esteem, grief, addiction, sleep problems or career strain. He also works with concerns linked to identity such as LGBT matters, and practical challenges like caregiver stress and chronic illness. John encourages clients to name what they want from therapy and to review progress as they go.

How John uses person-centred work online