Claire Ashby, NCPS
6 years in practice
Claire Ashby welcomes people who are feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, low mood, sleep problems or persistent fears.
License and registration
- NCPS
- NCS18-07402 · expires November 2026
- Years in practice
- 6
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the registration with the body that granted it.
About Claire
Claire Ashby welcomes people who are feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, low mood, sleep problems or persistent fears. She writes in a straightforward way and offers counselling and hypnotherapy to help clients break unhelpful cycles. Claire aims to help people regain energy, reduce panic and make practical changes that improve daily life.
Claire has six years of professional experience and holds NCPS as a credential. She trained in counselling, hypnotherapy, social work and meditation instruction.
Background and approach
Her background includes working with adults who have experienced trauma, loss, abuse and mental health difficulties, and with neurodivergent clients. Her practice combines a person-centred style with techniques from cognitive behavioural ideas, mindfulness and motivational interviewing where useful. Sessions tend to focus on identifying small, manageable steps, building coping skills and developing routines that support better sleep and reduced anxiety.
Hypnotherapy is offered as a way to complement talking therapy and to support deeper relaxation and habit change. Claire describes her approach as warm and practical. She uses guided relaxation and simple exercises to help clients notice unhelpful patterns and try alternative responses.
People can expect empathetic listening, straightforward tools and collaborative planning to reach their goals. She provides support for worries including stress, panic, phobias, trauma, grief, self-esteem, relationship and parenting strains, anger, career concerns and ADHD-related challenges. Sessions also address related topics such as attachment, communication problems, caregiver stress and fertility worries.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Claire lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Claire names
- Hypnotherapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
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Online support
How hypnotherapy and talking therapy work online
Claire offers hypnotherapy alongside a person-centred approach and elements of cognitive behavioural therapy. Hypnotherapy involves guided relaxation and focused attention to support changes in habits and responses, which can help with insomnia, anxiety and phobias. Client-centred work focuses on listening, reflecting and helping a person identify their own solutions and priorities. CBT offers practical exercises and small behavioural experiments to reduce anxiety and reshape unhelpful thinking.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Claire will discuss options and try different methods with the client to discover what fits best for their goals and preferences. Together they decide whether to use hypnotherapy, talking techniques or a blend of methods to tackle specific issues.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to give flexibility. Video calls suit deeper conversations and guided hypnotherapy, phone sessions can be a simpler alternative when bandwidth is limited, live chat is helpful for brief check-ins and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between appointments. These formats make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving or travel and let people access consistent support from wherever they are.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Claire commonly help with?
She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, panic, depression, sleep difficulties and phobias, as well as trauma, grief, self-esteem and relationship or parenting strains.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is person-centred and warm, with practical techniques drawn from CBT, mindfulness and motivational interviewing to build coping skills and change daily routines.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Claire has six years of experience working with adults affected by trauma, loss, abuse and mental health difficulties, and with neurodivergent clients.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds the NCPS credential and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international sessions are available?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
Which session formats does she provide?
She meets online by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
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