Clare Millichap, BACP

Clare Millichap is a BACP counsellor with over 20 years' experience supporting people through difficult times. She practises in the United Kingdom and works only with people who are currently residing there. Clare offers a calm, compassionate presence and aims to help people feel genuinely heard as they talk through challenges such as anxiety, low mood, stress, grief and loss.

She describes counselling as a place to reconnect with yourself and move forward with more clarity and resilience. Clare works in a client-led, relational way and uses an integrative approach that draws on different therapeutic models to suit each person. She also offers counselling from a Christian perspective for those who want it, while welcoming people of all backgrounds and identities.

Clare takes a trauma-informed stance and focuses on creating a safe atmosphere for people to explore painful experiences, including abuse and trauma-related responses. She helps people navigate issues such as self-esteem, anger, intimacy concerns, parenting strains, and relationship difficulties including jealousy.

Her practice also attends to longer-standing patterns like attachment and codependency, and to conditions such as ADHD and autism where these are relevant to the presenting concerns. Clare aims to work at the client’s pace, helping them make sense of their experiences and find practical ways to manage day-to-day life.

Sessions are held with sensitivity and respect, and Clare emphasises steady support rather than quick fixes. She aims to help people build acceptance, strengthen coping strategies, and regain a sense of direction over time.

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Clare uses an integrative, evidence-based approach that blends several therapeutic techniques to meet individual needs. One common strand is relational work, which focuses on how current difficulties connect to past and present relationships and helps people notice patterns that affect their feelings and behaviour. This approach can be useful for intimacy issues, attachment concerns and jealousy.

She also works in a trauma-informed way, which means recognising how upsetting events shape reactions and helping people build safety, stabilisation and pacing into the work. That style supports people dealing with trauma, abuse and overwhelming emotions. Where helpful, Clare attends to practical coping strategies for day-to-day life, such as managing anxiety, sleep or emotional regulation.

Finding the right approach is part of the journey. Clare describes the process as collaborative - she will listen to your goals, try different methods and adjust the work to suit your needs and preferences. The aim is to discover what helps you feel steadier and more able to cope.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm available options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also help people maintain momentum between in-person appointments and bring therapeutic work into the context of everyday routines.