Claire Shaw profile details
About Claire
Feeling stuck? At a crossroads in your career or emotional life? Even the strongest among us can feel lost, unsure, ambivalent, or unhappy at times. I can help you understand and manage whatever life throws at you.
Qualified Psychotherapist and Counsellor
I am a qualified Psychotherapist and Counsellor in private practice, under the name Clarison Counselling, based in the Nottingham area (Edwalton).
I work in a non-judgemental, compassionate way to support my clients when issues have impacted their lives. I aim to facilitate change and growth, and I believe this occurs through the quality of the relationship between counsellor and client.
Journey into counselling
My journey into counselling started after I lost my identical twin sister and mum to breast cancer. I felt angry at the world; that no one understood what I was going through, and I struggled with people telling me “I know exactly how you feel” when all I wanted to do was to say that they didn’t. I decided to undertake an evening college course in counselling—and loved it.
Degree in humanistic counselling practice
I applied to the University of Nottingham, was accepted, and three and a half years later, in 2019, I graduated with a first-class Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Humanistic Counselling Practice. It has not been an easy path, but I am now qualified to support clients in the way I had hoped to.
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Qualifications, training and experience
Psychotherapist and Counsellor (BACP registered member)
- Claire Shaw Training and Qualifications
- I graduated from the University of Nottingham in 2019 with a first-class Bachelor of Arts with Honours degree in Humanistic Counselling practice.
- My training included a detailed focus on trauma, bereavement, anxiety, and sexuality.
- I have experience working therapeutically with clients with, or recovering from, drug and alcohol addictions, and also vulnerable adults in general whose main concerns are not drug or alcohol–related.
- I have experience working with children and teenagers in the primary and secondary school sector.
- I use a variety of techniques within my counselling practice to suit each individual's needs.
- I am a registered member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and adhere to their ethical framework for the counselling professions.
- I also attend regular continuing professional development events and workshops (CPD) to help grow and nourish my practice.
Testimonials
- Claire is so welcoming and friendly and made me feel at ease from the start. I cant recommend her highly enough. She changed my life and made me see the light at the end of the tunnel which I thought was out of reach. Claire showed me the way. Thank you so much
Further information
Please call or use the contact form to arrange a free initial 15-minute consultation. Daytime and evening in-person sessions are available in the Nottingham area (Edwalton).