Clarinda Burns, BACP

Clarinda Burns is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom with 14 years of experience. She works with adults who are dealing with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, relationship concerns, family and parenting pressures, intimacy questions, eating and sleeping difficulties, anger, low self-esteem, career issues and coping with life changes.

She keeps the client at the centre of sessions and emphasises clear focus and structure. Sessions are for the individual to talk through what brought them to counselling. Clarinda aims to make the process less daunting and helps people settle into practical work rather than remaining stuck on distress.

Her background includes long-term work with people affected by bereavement, deep-rooted trauma and a range of addictions. She describes using approaches that help people understand patterns from earlier relationships and day-to-day thinking that keeps problems in place. Clarinda also uses methods that prioritise the client’s perspective and current goals.

In practice she helps people develop clearer self-understanding and more manageable ways of coping. Sessions can include exploring past experiences, identifying unhelpful thinking, and setting short-term goals. She says she will be honest about what can be achieved in a given timeframe and works to keep people feeling more focused and in control.

Clarinda accepts international clients and runs work in English. To start, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule an initial session through the online booking flow.

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