Counsellor profile
Clare Merchant, BACP
BACP counsellor - Family and wellbeing focus
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- Client-Centred approach
- Works with parents
- Short worksheets and tools
About Clare
Clare Merchant is a BACP counsellor in the United Kingdom with three years' clinical experience. She focuses on everyday pressures such as stress, anxiety, grief and depression, as well as relationship strain, parenting concerns and issues around self-esteem and coping with life changes.
Clare uses a predominantly client-centred approach. That means sessions start with the person and with listening. She works to understand what matters most right now and responds in a straightforward, respectful way.
She also draws on practical tools alongside conversation. Worksheets and structured discussion are used to help clarify what is happening and to map steps forward. This combination is aimed at making problems feel more manageable and at building small, realistic changes.
Clare supports people dealing with family-related stresses, including blended family issues, fatherhood issues, family problems and parenting strain. She also helps people facing grief, illness-related concerns such as cancer, and caregiver stress.
Other areas Clare covers include addictions, trauma and abuse, sleeping problems, anger, eating and food-related issues, fertility and relationship separation. She aims for clear, short-term goals when that is useful, or a slower pace when people prefer to take time.
Sessions are conducted in English and Clare works with people both in the UK and internationally. To begin she asks people to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session.
How sessions work
Client-centred work and online sessions
Clare primarily uses Client-Centred Therapy, which centres on being listened to and understood. That approach helps when someone is coping with anxiety, grief, relationship strain or parenting stress because it lets them set the pace and focus of each session.She also pairs conversation with practical worksheets and structured discussion. Those tools help people clarify what is causing distress and identify small steps they can try between sessions to improve day-to-day coping.
Choosing an approach is part of the work together. Clare will discuss goals, preferences and what has or has not helped before, and then agree a way forward. This is a collaborative process and can be adjusted over time to fit changing needs.
The original profile does not specify session formats, so please confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments around family and work commitments, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Registered or accredited professionals can often adapt session length and focus to suit busy schedules and practical constraints.
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Experience
3+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What everyday concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship strain, parenting issues and related family matters.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her main approach is client-centred, focusing on listening and responding to what the person needs in the moment.
What experience does she have?
She has three years' experience working with people on a range of wellbeing and family-related concerns.
What credentials and country does she practise in?
She is registered with the BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.
Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?
Sessions are offered to international clients and are conducted in English.
Which session formats are offered?
The original biography does not list session formats; please confirm the current session options before booking.
How are sessions charged?
Cost varies with location and sessions are delivered via a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.