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Denise Clarke

Denise Clarke

United Kingdom

Compassionate counsellor guiding practical change

  • 5 years' experience
  • English
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Credentials
NCPS
Registration
NCPS, United Kingdom · NCS23-00002
Based in
United Kingdom
  • Person-centred support
  • Practical coping tools
  • Focus on sleep and rest

About Denise

Denise Clarke is a counsellor working in the United Kingdom with five years of professional experience and the NCPS credential. She focuses on stress, anxiety, grief, loss and depression, and she also supports people facing relationship and family difficulties. Denise aims to make beginning therapy feel manageable and affirms the step of reaching out as meaningful.

Her way of working puts the person at the centre. She draws on client-centred ideas to help people follow their own goals. Cognitive behavioural techniques and mindfulness tools are used where helpful to manage difficult thoughts, sleep problems and strong emotions.

Denise also pays attention to attachment and trauma-related patterns that can repeat across relationships. She offers space to talk through past hurts and current triggers without judgement. Practical, step-by-step plans are created together to address immediate concerns and build long-term coping skills.

Sessions aim to combine gentle listening with active problem-solving. Denise encourages people to notice their strengths while learning new ways to respond to stress, anger or low mood. The work is paced to each person’s needs and life circumstances.

People who come for help with sleep or rest issues will find practical ideas alongside emotional support. Denise also addresses related concerns such as compassion fatigue, ADHD, body image and chronic illness where these affect day-to-day functioning.

How Denise’s approaches translate to online therapy

Denise combines client-centred work with cognitive behavioural tools and trauma-aware thinking. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and helping the person set their own goals, which can be done through conversation and reflective exercises online. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) offers practical techniques to change unhelpful thinking and habits, useful for anxiety, sleep problems and mood. Trauma-Focused Therapy helps identify how past events affect present life and guides gradual, supported ways to process those experiences.

Deciding which approach to use is a shared process. Denise will talk with each person about what they want to achieve and which methods feel comfortable. Together they shape the plan, trying different techniques and adjusting as progress or needs change.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm the available online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, reduce travel time and allow quicker check-ins during difficult weeks. It also makes working with a UK-based counsellor possible for people living abroad. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt practical exercises, sleep strategies and mindfulness practices for remote sessions to support daily routines.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyLGBTGriefBipolar disorderDepression

Also works with

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersAnger managementSelf esteemCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisMood disordersNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

5+ years

Credentials

United Kingdom

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does Denise work with?

Denise supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief and trauma. She also helps with relationship and family difficulties and sleep or rest problems.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

She uses a person-centred approach that emphasises the client’s own goals. This is combined with cognitive behavioural techniques and mindfulness practices when those methods suit the issue.

What experience does she bring?

Denise has five years of professional experience working with a range of concerns including trauma, bipolar, ADHD and compassion fatigue.

What credentials and region are listed?

Denise holds the NCPS credential and is based in the United Kingdom.

In which language can I work with her?

Sessions are offered in English and she accepts clients from outside the UK.

Which session formats are available?

The original biography does not specify session formats, so please confirm current session options before booking.

How are sessions priced?

Cost varies with location and therapist arrangements; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.

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