Claire Fitzjohn

Online

Counselling for Life Changes, Loss, and Emotional Overwhelm

Life can change suddenly or quietly — through job loss, separation, family conflict, serious illness, caring responsibilities, or other major life transitions. When this happens, you might feel overwhelmed, disconnected, anxious, or unsure how to cope day to day.

Perhaps old wounds resurface.
Perhaps relationships feel harder.
Perhaps you simply feel exhausted from holding everything together.

If you’re looking for counselling support during a difficult time, you’re not alone — and you don’t have to navigate it by yourself.

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Attachment-Focused, Person-Centred Counselling

As a person-centred counsellor with a specialist focus on attachment, I offer a safe, confidential space where you can slow down, breathe, and make sense of what’s happening for you.

Together, we gently explore:

• why certain situations trigger strong emotions

• how past experiences shape present relationships

• patterns you may feel stuck in

• ways to feel more grounded and in control

Understanding your attachment history often helps things finally make sense — those “why do I always react like this?” moments start to soften. From there, real change becomes possible.

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How Counselling Can Help

Therapy isn’t about fixing you — you’re not broken. It’s about helping you reconnect with your strengths and develop tools that support you through life’s ups and downs.

Counselling can help you:

• process grief and loss

• cope with illness or caring responsibilities

• manage anxiety and emotional overwhelm

• build healthier relationships and boundaries

• develop self-compassion and resilience

• feel calmer, clearer, and more confident

Over time, many people notice they feel steadier, more self-aware, and better able to respond rather than react.

(And yes — sleeping a little better and crying a little less often tends to follow too.)

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Specialist Areas of Support

While you’re welcome to bring any emotional or relational concern, I have particular experience supporting people with:

• Counselling for grief and bereavement

• Support for chronic or life-limiting illness

• Therapy for carers and family members

• Help with major life changes and transitions

If you’re unsure whether your situation “counts”, it almost certainly does. If it matters to you, it matters here.

A Safe Space to Move Forward

Our work together focuses on what matters most to you. At your pace. With warmth, respect, and curiosity.

You can expect a space where you feel heard, supported, and never judged — a place to process change, understand yourself more deeply, and move forward with greater balance and confidence.

If you’re ready to feel more grounded and less alone, counselling can be a gentle but powerful place to begin.