Clare Hitchcock

Hello, thanks for taking a look at my profile. My name is Clare, and I am a qualified psychotherapeutic counsellor offering therapy sessions for individuals, in person, online and on the telephone. I run a small and safe private practice based in the heart of Machynlleth, where you are invited to come and talk about whatever is troubling you.

People come to counselling with a wide range of hopes and expectations, often wanting to feel happier or better equipped to cope with life’s difficulties and challenges. Maybe you are feeling sad, depressed, anxious, uncertain, or stuck: perhaps you are struggling with bereavement or other life events that involve loss, change, upheaval or new beginnings, leaving you feeling unsettled, angry or upset. Or, maybe you just need to be heard?

Whether you have long-term problems or a new difficult situation to deal with, being listened to by someone outside of the situation can really help. 

From having the experience of being a client and a counsellor, I believe wholeheartedly in the counselling process and totally understand how difficult it can be to ask for help. It’s appreciated that taking that first step to contact a counsellor may feel intimidating or frightening. I want to reassure you that this show’s great self-awareness and courage, and it’s ok to feel this way, as sometimes in our lives, the most resilient of us can feel that things are spiralling out of control or not going to plan.

I offer an emotionally warm, calm, and relaxed space for you to take a moment to pause and explore your experience of the world. Moving at your pace, I will empathically listen and compassionately reflect what I hear and feel from you, all whilst being non-judgemental, honest and valuing you for being you. Empowering you to recognise your resilience and positive strengths, I aim to create an open and nurturing space where you may find new meaning, hope and understanding of yourself, with the outlook of creating a more fulfilling contented life.

I am primarily a Person-Centred Counsellor, although through continuous professional development (CPD), further training, and my own lived experience, I am able to draw upon a variety of approaches that I feel will be most useful and beneficial to the unique person that you are.

From both my personal experience and professional role working for a national bereavement charity, I have gained a deep understanding in the areas of grief and loss. Having engaged in an abundance of additional training to deepen my knowledge in these areas, I hope to enable you to understand and accept your present feelings and emotions.

The choices I make for CPD are inspired by my client work, and from my lived experiences. Here's just some of the area's I have enjoyed looking into of late:

Solution Focused Therapy.

The Autism dialogue approach for Neurodivergent Clients.

Adult autism.

Trauma at different development stages.

Parts work with complex trauma.

Working with relational trauma: Dealing with disorganised attachment.

Abortion, and baby loss bereavement.

Attachment and Co-dependency. 

Bereaved by Dementia training.

Childhood sexual abuse training.

The Narcissist and the Empath workshop.

Polyvagal Theory fundamentals.

If you have any questions or would like to book an initial session,  please ring and leave a voice mail, or send me an email and I will get back to you within 24 hours, to arrange a free introductory 15 minute chat for you to decide if I offer what you are looking for.

Alternatively, I can offer you a complimentary 15 minute face-to-face introduction to make sure that we feel comfortable together. 

I look forward to hearing from you.