Clare Millichap, BACP

Clare Millichap is a BACP counsellor with over 20 years of experience. She is based in the United Kingdom and works with people who are currently living in the UK. Clare offers a calm, compassionate presence and a straightforward space to talk about what feels hard right now.

She helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, low mood, grief, trauma and abuse, and everyday struggles such as sleep or eating difficulties. Clare also supports those facing relationship and intimacy-related worries, parenting strains, issues around identity including LGBT concerns, and challenges linked to ADHD. She pays attention to problems like abandonment, attachment difficulties, dissociation, isolation and shame.

Clare uses an integrative approach that draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques. She works in a client-led, relational way and brings trauma-informed awareness into sessions. For clients who want it, she can also offer counselling from a Christian perspective while welcoming people of all beliefs and backgrounds.

Sessions focus on listening, making sense of what has happened, and building everyday habits and thought patterns that help people manage difficult emotions. People are supported to move at their own pace and to try practical steps between meetings.

Clare works only with people residing in the United Kingdom and conducts sessions with care and respect. If you’re considering starting, follow the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to her availability.

How therapeutic approaches fit with online counselling

Clare draws on a small set of evidence-based therapeutic techniques that aim to change unhelpful thoughts and everyday habits. One approach focuses on noticing and gently challenging thought patterns that keep stress and low mood going, helping people replace them with more balanced ways of thinking. Another approach emphasises practical routines - small changes to sleep, eating and daily habits - to reduce overwhelm and support emotional stability.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Clare will discuss what matters to you and try methods that fit your needs and preferences. Together you will decide which techniques to focus on and adapt them as you go, so the plan stays practical and manageable.

If you are interested in online therapy, please confirm the current session options before booking as formats are not detailed here. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions around family, work and travel; it can also allow shorter check-ins when needed, or reduce the need to travel. Clare aims to help people use therapy in ways that suit their everyday lives, while exploring thoughts and habits between sessions.