Clare Eleanor Davis
Counselling & psychotherapy
When life shifts or pain runs deep, it can be easy to lose connection with yourself. I work with people who feel lost — often through grief, anxiety, low self-worth, or major life transitions — and who want to rediscover who they are and how they want to live.
I offer a calm, compassionate space to gently explore your experience, make sense of what’s been hard, and reconnect with your own inner steadiness, authenticity and self-trust.
I offer sessions both online and in person (Wandsworth, London & Richmond, London) and am currently welcoming new clients.
Welcome
Hello and a very warm welcome. I’m Clare, a qualified psychotherapeutic counsellor with a diploma from Metanoia Institute and a registered member of The British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).
There are times when life can feel unbearably heavy. You might be grieving, adjusting to health challenges, struggling with low self-worth, or feeling lost and disconnected from who you are. Therapy can offer a space to gently explore what you’re carrying — and what might be possible.
If we were to work together, I would be wholehearted in my commitment to you — whether you're in distress or seeking deeper self-understanding and a more grounded, authentic way of living.
I’ve worked with people navigating many different forms of emotional pain — from the depths of grief or self-doubt to the quiet confusion of no longer feeling like themselves. In therapy, clients often begin to feel more at ease in their own skin, more able to understand themselves with compassion, and more open to making meaningful changes that feel true to who they are.
Choosing therapy is an investment in your wellbeing, healing, and personal growth. In our sessions, you’ll find a calm, compassionate space to make sense of your experience, reconnect with your own wisdom, and gently move toward the life you want to live.
Fees
My fee is £70 per session.
I do offer some flexibility where finances may otherwise be a barrier to accessing therapy — we can discuss this together during our initial session, if helpful.
Issues I often work with
Grief
The waves of grief can feel brutal and unending. Losing someone you love often leaves a deep hole — sometimes it feels as if that hole is within yourself. Grief isn’t just about learning to live without that person, but also about finding how to be you again. It isn’t something to be solved, but something to be witnessed. Having your pain truly seen can make space to move through loss and slowly reconnect with yourself and life in new, meaningful ways.
Romantic Love
Heartbreak and relationship struggles can feel all-consuming and deeply isolating. When love shifts, ends, or feels uncertain, it can shake our sense of security and even our identity. You may find yourself questioning your worth, replaying moments, or struggling to imagine a future beyond the pain. Having the space to reflect on your experience — to notice painful patterns, explore what nourishing love truly means for you, and be gently witnessed in it — can help you rediscover your strength, rebuild self-trust, and open again to the possibility of connection.
Self-esteem & Self-worth
Living with a constant sense of not being good enough, disliking parts of yourself, or feeling shame about who you’ve become can be exhausting and painful. For some, these feelings come in waves — from moments of contentment to sudden lows that feel destabilising and hard to bear. Therapy offers a space to gently explore how these beliefs and patterns developed, notice the ways you may be harsh with yourself, and begin building a kinder, more compassionate relationship with who you are. Over time, this process can help you reconnect with a sense of worth and begin to feel at home in yourself again.
Compulsive Tendencies
Feeling caught in something you can’t seem to control — whether a habit, behaviour, or way of thinking — can bring up deep feelings of shame, frustration, or even hopelessness. It can leave you feeling disconnected from your sense of agency and ill-equipped to face life’s challenges. Often, the very patterns we struggle to let go of were once strategies that soothed us or helped us cope during difficult times. In therapy, we can begin to understand these tendencies with compassion, explore what they’re protecting you from, and discover new ways of responding that support healing and a greater sense of freedom.
Identity and Life Transitions
There are times in life when the ground beneath us feels like it’s shifting — through loss, relationship changes, career moves, parenthood, ageing, or simply reaching a stage where old ways of being no longer fit. These transitions can stir up big questions about who you are, what you want, and how you belong in the world. They can also bring feelings of uncertainty, disconnection, or even grief for the self you once knew. In therapy, you have the space to explore these questions, honour the changes you’re moving through, and begin to shape a sense of identity that feels more authentic and sustaining.
Therapy can be a space to slow down and reconnect — to explore who you are beneath the noise, and what you need to feel more at home in yourself.
Qualifications & Training
I am a qualified Psychotherapeutic Counsellor, trained at the Metanoia Institute in London, where I completed a Diploma in Person-Centred Counselling. I am a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), and I am on track to gain UKCP accreditation as a Person-Centred Psychotherapist in 2026.
My background is in care and the charity sector — experience that continues to shape my relational and empathic approach to therapy.
Alongside private practice, I have worked with clients in two agency settings:
- Wandsworth Bereavement Service, supporting people through complex and traumatic grief, including bereavement by suicide, murder, or the death of a child.
- Richmond Carers Centre, working with individuals navigating emotionally demanding caring roles.
I also hold a BA in Drama, where I researched the therapeutic qualities of drama within community settings — an early exploration of how creativity can support healing. More recently, my MSc research focused on the experience of love in therapists and how love can be a powerful therapeutic factor for change. This deepens my commitment to offering a compassionate, authentic, and relational space where clients can reconnect with themselves and explore their own capacity for growth and self-love.