Claudia Brooker , BACP

Claudia Brooker is an experienced psychotherapist who offers individual, couple, and family sessions both in person and online. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, trauma including post-traumatic stress, and burnout, and has substantial experience treating depression, low self-esteem, abuse, autism-related concerns, and addictive behaviours.

Her training spans a variety of therapeutic models, including Gestalt, NPL, Family Systems, Attachment Therapy, Transactional Analysis, Nesting Child Theory, Sandboxing, Dream Interpretation, and Cognitive and Behavioral Therapy. This broad background allows her to tailor interventions to the specific needs of each client and to draw on multiple perspectives when problems are complex.

Claudia is also qualified and experienced in clinical supervision, supporting other practitioners in their professional development. She is passionate about helping people explore their thoughts and feelings, confront and work through life challenges, and build resilience for a more balanced life. Identifying as a TCK and of mixed cultures, she brings an informed awareness of varied ethnic, cultural, and multi-faith backgrounds and has an interest in working with members of sexual minority communities.

Approaches and Online Support for Emotional Wellbeing

Claudia works from several established therapeutic approaches that translate well to online work. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on creating a respectful, nonjudgmental space where the client leads the conversation and the therapist offers empathetic understanding - it is helpful for self-esteem, life transitions, and relationship concerns.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviours and offers practical strategies to change unhelpful patterns. It is commonly used for anxiety, depression, and stress-related problems.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people identify and shift emotional patterns in close relationships, making it useful for couples work and attachment-related issues. Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey and Claudia collaborates with clients to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting as work progresses.

Online therapy with Claudia is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, giving flexibility to fit therapy into a busy life. These formats make regular attendance more accessible and allow licensed professionals and therapists to maintain continuity of care even when in-person meetings are difficult.